G5 Q1 SS Location of the Philippines

What is the absolute location of the Philippines?

• 4°23’ N, 116°0 E

• 4°23’ N, 21°25’ E

• 4°23’ N, 127°0 E

• 4°23’ S, 127°0 W

What does the term 'geocentric' refer to?

• Earth is the center of the universe

• Sun is the center of the universe

• Planets revolve around the Moon

• Stars are fixed in one place

Who proposed the heliocentric theory?

• Isaac Newton

• Ptolemy

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

What is a globe?

• A flat representation of Earth

• A model of Earth that is round

• A type of map

• An imaginary line

What does the Equator do?

• Divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• Divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres

• Marks the location of the Prime Meridian

• Indicates the International Date Line

What is the Prime Meridian?

• An imaginary line at 0 latitude

• A model of the Earth

• An imaginary line at 0 longitude

• A type of map

What is latitude?

• Horizontal lines on a globe

• Distance between two meridians

• Distance between two parallels

• Vertical lines on a map

What is a cartographer?

• A person who studies planets

• A person who studies stars

• A person who creates maps

• A person who measures time

What is the International Date Line?

• An imaginary line at 0 latitude

• An imaginary line where the date changes

• A type of globe

• A line that divides the Earth into hemispheres

What is relative location?

• Exact location using coordinates

• Location using a map

• Location using a globe

• Location based on nearby landmarks