Intro Unit Test-Divisions on a map or globe

Question 1

What is a grid system?

Answer 1

It consistis of lines of longitude and latitude that are musered in degreees. This lines create a gid on the earth.

Question 2

What are coordinates?

Answer 2

The names of the absoult location of a place using latitude and longitude.

Question 3

What are hemispheres?

Answer 3

The earth is split into four hemispheres.N,s,e&w. The equator splips the earth n and s. The internationla date line and the prime meridenain split the earth e&w.

Question 4

What is lattidtude?

Answer 4

Are drawn e&w. They measure n&s. They never tough each other. They create complete cricles aroun d the aerth. Are called paralles Ithey never touch). There are 180 lines of lattidue (90 n and 90 s).

Question 5

Parrlles

Answer 5

Waht lines of lattidue are sometimes called.

Question 6

Equator

Answer 6

Is aline of alltidue that is at 0 degrees. Divides the Earth into northern and souhthern hemispshers.

Question 7

Tropic of Cancer

Answer 7

Is at 23 1/2 n lattidude. Stays warm all year round hear.

Question 8

Tropic of Capricorn.

Answer 8

Is at 23 1/2 degrees s, lattitude. It stys warm all yaer round hear.

Question 9

Longidue

Answer 9

Drawn n to s. Mearserus e to w. Also called meridans. Intersect at the poles. O degrees lomgitude= Prime meridan. 180 degrees longidue= internationla date line. These two line s split teh aertg into estern and western hmispshers. 360 total lines. !80 e and 180 w. Alwys listed last in the coordinites.

Question 10

Meridans

Answer 10

Half cricles with are not parrale to each other, but intersect. Another name fpr lines of longidue.

Question 11

Prime Meridan.

Answer 11

=o degrees. Is one of the two lines woch splits the earth into e&w.

Question 12

International date line.

Answer 12

=180 degrres. One of the two lines wich divides teh golbe into estern and western himeiphsers.