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WorksheetsMap and Globe Skills
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 45mins
What horizontal lines show the distance north or south of the equator?
prime meridian
tropics
latitude
longitude
What vertical lines show distance east or west of the prime meridian?
prime meridian
longitude
equator
Tropic of Cancer
What are the four main points of direction called?
cardinal directions
direction points
compass rose
ordinal or intermediate directions
What name is given to the portion of Earth located ABOVE the equator?
Northern hemisphere
Eastern hemisphere
Western hemisphere
Southern hemisphere
What name is given to the portion of Earth located BELOW the equator?
Northern hemisphere
Eastern hemisphere
Western hemisphere
Southern hemisphere
What imaginary line divides the Earth into a northern and southern half?
prime meridian
longitude
equator
Tropic of Cancer
What imaginary line represents zero (0º) degrees longitude?
prime meridan
longitude
equator
Tropic of Cancer
What part of a map explains the symbols that are used?
key
legend
key or legend
none of the above
The description of a place in relation to another point or place is known as what?
region
relative direction
border
cardinal directions
What is the global grid?
Set of crisscrossing lines that divide the Earth
Lines of Latitude
The point where latitude and longitude lines cross
An old wooden boat
What is absolute location?
a line of longitude
it describes where a place is located in relation to another location
a place where latitude and longitude lines cross
it is over there
What is the relative location of North America from South America?
North America is up
North America is North of South America
(40 Degrees North, 65.9 Degrees West)
North America is on Earth
