Review - Maps, Longitude, and Latitude

In which hemisphere would the Arctic Circle be found?

^{You should be able to LOCATE this on the test.}

In which hemisphere would the Antarctic Circle be found?

^{You should be able to LOCATE this on the test.}

The Tropic of ___________ is a line of latitude that runs through North America, the northern point of Africa, and Asia.

^{You should be able to LOCATE this on the test.}

The Tropic of ___________ is a line of latitude that runs through South America and south of Africa and Asia.

^{You should be able to LOCATE this on the test.}

The line that runs East and West (a line of latitude) and divides the earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres is called...

^{You should be able to LOCATE this on the test.}

The _______ Pole is the southern most point on a globe.

^{For the test, you should be able to LOCATE this.}

The _______ Pole is the northern most point on a globe.

^{For the test, you should be able to LOCATE this.}

North and South America are both in the ________ Hemisphere.

^{For the test, you should be able to identify the hemisphere based on the continents shown.}

Asia is in the ________ Hemisphere.

^{For the test, you should be able to identify the hemisphere based on the continents shown.}

The ________ Hemisphere is all of the area south of the equator.

^{For the test, you should be able to identify the hemisphere when shown a map.}

The ________ Hemisphere is all of the area north of the equator.

^{For the test, you should be able to identify the hemisphere when shown a map.}

Meridians are another name for ...

Parallels are another name for ...

The Prime Meridian divides the world into...

The lines that "run" East to West are called..

What is the area called between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer?

The line of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere where the sun can be DIRECTLY overhead is called the..

The line of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere where the sun can be DIRECTLY overhead is called the..

The Equator divides the world into...

Lines that "run" North and South are called...