Latitiude/longitude Flashcards
Name the lines of latitude
North Pole Arctic circle 66.5 Northern hemisphere Tropic of Cancer 23.5 Equator Tropic of Capricorn 23.5 Southern Hemisphere Antarctic circle 66.5 South Pole
What is latitude
A distance measured in degrees north or south of the equator
What is the highest number for latitude
90 degrees
What would you find at 90 degrees north
The North Pole
What are the stands of net that pass through the north and south poles called?
Lines of longitude (meridians)
What is longitude
A distance measured west or east from the prime meridian
What is the prime meridian and where is it located
Is the 0 degree line of longitude that passes through greenwhich England
Where does the international date line go along
180 degrees
What are lines of latitude divided into
60 minutes
All the lines of latitude meet where
North and south poles
How many degrees does the earth rotate each hour
15 degrees
What will going east do when you cross a time zone
Ahead an Hour for every time zone
When going west what happens
U go back and hour for every time zone
How many time zones does Canada have
5.5
Name the 6 time zones
Pacific standard Mountain standard Central standard Eastern standard Atlantic standard Newfoundland standard
