Longitude and latitude and Key Words

Question 1

Define: Hemisphere

Answer 1

half of a sphere

Question 2

Define: co-ordinates

Answer 2

a name for a grid reference

Question 3

Define: lines of latitude and longitude

Answer 3

imaginary lines on the Earth used to pinpoint the position of a place on Earth

Question 4

Lines of latitude are drawn from ___ to ___ of the ___

Answer 4

North to South of the Equator

Question 5

lines of latitude are drawn ___ to the equator

Answer 5

parallel

Question 6

lines of latitude run from ___ to ___

Answer 6

west to east

Question 7

are the lines of latitude and longitude all the same length?

Answer 7

No, they differ in length depending on their position on the Earth

Question 8

The Northern and Southern poles are at latitudes of…

Answer 8

90N and 90S

Question 9

The arctic circle is at a latitude of…

Answer 9

66,5*N

Question 10

The tropic of cancer is at a latitude of…

Answer 10

23,5*N

Question 11

The antarctic circle is at a latitude of…

Answer 11

66,5*S

Question 12

The tropic of capricorn is at a latitude of…

Answer 12

23,5*S

Question 13

The equator is at…

Answer 13

0*

Question 14

Lines of longitude are drawn from ___ to ___ of the ___

Answer 14

west to east of the Greenwich meridian

Question 15

Lines of longitude run from ___ to ___

Answer 15

north to south

Question 16

The 180* line on the opposite side of the earth to the Greenwiich meridian is called ___

Answer 16

The International Date Line