Latitude and Longitude Flashcards
What is latitude?
The invisible horizontal lines around the world
What is longitude?
The invisible vertical lines around the world
Where is the equator?
0 degrees latitude
Where is the Prime Meridan?
0 degrees longitude
Where is the Tropic of Cancer?
23.5 degrees north - latitude
Where is the Tropic of Capricorn?
23.5 degrees south- latitude
What Tropic is near the Arctic Circle?
Tropic of Cancer
What Tropic is near the Antarctic Circle?
Tropic of Capricorn
What English city runs through the International Date Line?
Greenwich
What are the two poles?
South and North
Where is the International Date Line?
180 degrees longitude north-south line
What ocean does the Prime Meridian cross the equator?
Atlantic
What two continents does the equator cross?
Africa and South America
What ocean lies completely in the Eastern Hemisphere?
Indian
