Final Review Earth Models

On a map, lines that go from side to side are called lines of

• latitude

• longitude

On a map, lines that go up and down are called lines of

• latitude

• longitude

Which lines on a map are used to measure distances north and south of the equator?

• latitude

• longitude

Which lines on a map are used to measure distances east and west of the prime meridian?

• latitude

• longitude

What is the name of the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• North Pole
• South Pole

Latitude lines run

• East/West
• North/South

The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west is called?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Date Line

The equator divides the Earth into what two hemispheres?

• Eastern and Southern

• Northern and Southern

• Western and Eastern

• Northern and Western

Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located?

• Longitude
• Latitude