MS Studies Chap. 1.1 & 1.2 do now

Mississippi is located in the ____________________ Hemisphere

• Northern

• Southern

• Western

• Eastern

On a globe or a map, longitude and latitude coordinates indicate the ___________________ location (precise location on Earth's surface).

• ABSOLUTE

• COMPLETE

• RELATIVE

• RELATED

GPS satellites, can determine the exact latitude, longitude, and _____________________ (height of the land above sea level) of any place on Earth.

• SCALE

• ELEVATION

• HEIGHT

• LOCATION

An ____________ is a vast, long period of time.

• year

• decade

• century

• eon

_______________ refers to the natural vegetation of a region, and ______________ refers to the animal life of a particular area.

• Flowers & Trees

• Flora & Fauna

• Plants & Animals

• Fauna & Flora

What are dark, funnel-shaped clouds with swirling winds that can measure over two hundred miles an hour?

• Hurricanes

• Typhoon

• Rain Storm

• Tornadoes

Two of the most destructive hurricanes in Mississippi history were ____________________ and ___________________.

• Sandy & Camille

• Cardi & Nicki

• Camille & Katrina

• Katrina & Sandy

0 degrees latitude is also known as the

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• Tropic of Capricorn

• The map show the lines of longitude.
• The map shows the lines of latitude.

What imaginary line separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Northern America