Chapter 2 Social Studies latitude and longitude

An exact point on Earth's surface expressed by a coordinate system such as latitude or longitude.

• equator

• relative location

• absolute location

• region

The imaginary line drawn around Earth at zero degrees latitude that divides Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

• prime meridian

• equator

• absolute location

• region

The imaginary line drawn around Earth at zero degrees longitude that divides Earth into eastern and western hemispheres

• prime meridian

• equator

• region

• time zone

A measure of a location's distance north or south of the equator.

• hemisphere

• absolute location

• longitude

• latitude

A measure of a location's distance east or west of the prime meridian.

• longitude

• latitude

• hemisphere

• time zone

An area with one or more common, or shared, characteristics

• latitude

• longitude

• region

• absolute location

A region on earth in which all clocks are set to the same time

• time zone

• region

• latitude

• longitude

What is the the red line on the globe showing

• time zone

• region

• equator

• prime meridian

What is the red line on the globe showing?

• equator

• prime meridian

• absolute location

• hemisphere

These are lines of _____________.

• longitude

• latitude

• time zone

• prime meridian