Latitude and longitude Flashcards
To know what latitude and longitude are
1
Q
What are the three types of geography?
A
Human, physical and environmental geography.
2
Q
Latitude is …
A
Horizontal lines parallel to the equator.
3
Q
Longitude is …
A
Verticals lines parallel to the Greenwich/prime meridian.
4
Q
What is the Greenwich/prime meridian?
A
A longitude line that travels through Greenwich, London.
5
Q
What is the international date line?
A
A longitude line opposite to the prime meridian.
6
Q
The Tropic of Capricorn is ___degrees south.
A
23
7
Q
The Tropic of Cancer is ___ degrees north.
A
20
