World Ex first test of the semester Flashcards
map essentials
you need a title labels/key compass rose colors scale
latitude
an imaginary line on a map or a globe that runs horizontily
longitude
in imaginary line on a map or a globe that runs vertically
What tools do geographers use to help them study the earth
grid
lines of latitude that run horizantily
parallels
midway between the north and south poles
equator
the minute symbol how many minutes are in a degree
/ minute symbol is a little shorter
o degrees symbol is a little smaller
60 minutes in a degree
lines of longitude are called:
meridians
meridians measure east and west of the:
Prime Meridian
The Prime Meridian is:
0 degrees longitude
The prime meridian runs through:
Greenwich England
In 1884 the meridian conference made 0 degrees longitude at the royal observatory in:
Greenwich England
lines of latitude range from:
0 degrees longitude (The Equator) 90 degrees north is the north pole 90 degrees south is the south pole.
lines of longitude range from:
0 degrees for the prime meridian
180 degrees in the middle of the pacific ocean
180 degrees and west is labeled with a:
180 degrees and east is labeled with a:
W and an E
The Northern Hemisphere is _____ of the equator
The Southern Hemisphere is _____ of the equator
North and South
The Eastern Hemisphere is ______ of the Prime Meridian
The Western Hemisphere is _______ of the Prime Meridian
East and West
Ptolemy was one of the first ______ of all time
Geographers
Meridian comes from the Latin Word:
Midday
St. Louis is how many degrees from the prime meridian
90 degrees from the prime meridian
The U.S. is what of the prime meridian and what of the equator
North of the equator and west of the prime meridian
the white house is blank degrees north of the equator and blank degrees west of the prime meridian
39 degrees north 77 degrees west
