Latitude and Longitude
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- Q1The lines meet at the north and south poles and tell us how far east or west a place is.equatorlatitudelongitude30s
- Q2What is the line of latitude that circles the globe and is neither north or south but ZERO degrees?Prime MeridianEquatorlongitude30s
- Q3The earth can be divided two ways: north and south or east and west. What are these halves called?hemispherepolescontinents30s
- Q4These lines circle the earth parallel to the Equator and tell us how far north or south a place is.latitudelongitude30s
- Q5What is the main meridian, running north and south and is neither east or west but ZERO degrees?latitudelongitudePrime Meridianequator30s
- Q6Looking at a map or globe, Antarctica is in which hemisphere, north or south?eastsouthnorthwest30s
- Q7If a continent is located west of the Prime Meridian, which hemisphere is it in?easternsouthernnorthernwestern hemisphere30s
- Q8True or False: A continent can be in more than one hemisphere at the same time.FalseTrue30s
- Q9Lines of longitude run which direction? A) North and South; or B) East and West; or C) NeitherCBA30s
- Q10Which lines, longitude or latitude, meet at two points on the Earth?latitudelongitude30s
- Q11True or False: To find a precise location on a map or globe, only latitude or longitude is needed but not both.FalseTrue30s
- Q12The United States is located on two hemispheres, are they: A) East and North, B) North and South, C) East and West, or D) West and North?ACBD30s