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Latitude & Longitude Review
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An #earth #science #review to study #latitude & #longitude
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1
How does
longitude
run?
Circle the globe east to west
Circle the globe north to south
2
Meridians is another name for...
altitude
longitude
Polaris
latitude
3
What is the highest latitude?
180o
1,0000
900
0o
4
What does
longitude
measure?
East and west of the Prime Meridian
Upper or lower hemisphere
North and south of the Equator
Right or left hemisphere
5
The angle a star makes with the horizon
Equator
Hemisphere
Polaris
Altitude
6
Imaginary line of longitude with a measurement of 0
o
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
Equator
Arctic Circle
7
Parallels is another name for...
Hemispheres
Longitude
Meridians
Latitude
8
What is the highest
longitude
?
1,000,000o
0o
90o
180o
9
In what order do you write coordinates?
1) Latitude 2) Longitude
1) Longitude 2) Latitude
10
What does this picture show?
Longitude
Latitude
11
What is the altitude of Polaris?
North Latitude
West Longitude
South Latitude
East Longitude
12
Imaginary lines that run from pole to pole (NOT equal distance apart!)
Parallels
Latitude
Hemispheres
Longitude
13
In what hemispheres are New York State?
North & West
North & East
South & West
South & East
14
Imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator
Prime Meridian
Longitude
Hemispheres
Latitude
15
The northern star; used as a guiding star
Equator
Polaris
Altitude
Prime Meridian
16
How many degrees does the Earth rotate per hour? (HINT: How are the time zones separated?)
90o
15o
0o
180o
17
The farthest meridian away from the Prime Meridian, halfway around the world at 180
o
longitude
Equator
North Pole
International Date Line
South Pole
18
How does
latitude
run?
Circle east and west around the globe
Circle north and south around the globe
19
Parallel midway between the North & South Poles; latitude of 0
o
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
20
What does this picture show?
Latitude
Longitude
21
What does
latitude
measure?
Right or left hemisphere
East or west of the Prime Meridian
North or south of the equator
Top or bottom hemisphere
