Social Studies 7 Midterm

Which continent is located completely north of the Equator and west of the Prime Meridian?

• Asia
• Europe
• North America 
• South America
• Africa

Which continent is completely south of the Equator and east of the Prime Meridian?

• Antartica 
• South America
• North America 
• Australia 
• Africa

To locate the exact places on Earth, one must look at: 

• latitude lines only
• the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
• longitude lines only
• a neighboring area to describe the location

Lines of latitude run from: 

• north to south
• north to west
• east to south
• east to west

Which lines run north to south but measure distance east to west? (2)

• longitude lines
• latitude lines
• north pole
• south pole
• Meridians

The Equator is: (2)

• The Horizontal, center line
• The Vertical, center line
• 0 degrees latitude

• The North Pole
• 0 degrees longitude

What is the range of the lines of latitude?

• 0-180

• 0-90

• 0-100

• 0-365

What is the range of longitude?

• 0-180

• 0-45

• 0-365

• 0-90

What is the function of the Prime Meridian?

• To serve as the starting point for measuring how far east or west places are
• To create a grid system
• To help us navigate our daily lives
• To divide the Earth into four equal parts

The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn are at what degree?

• 23.5 N/S Latitude

• 23.5 N/S Longitude

• 23.5 E/W Longitude

• 23.5 E/W Latitude