Latitude / Longitude

Hemispheres

100

When you move west from a location time becomes ___________, when you move east from a location time becomes ________________

earlier
later

100

As a ship crosses the Prime Meridian, an observer on the ship measures the altitude of Polaris at 63°. What is the ship's latitude and longitude

63° N, 0^o

100

We live in these 2 hemispheres

Northern &  Western Hemisphere

100

The Earth Science term for the actual shape of the Earth

Oblate Spheroid

100

the line that seperate Northern and South hemisphere

equator

Latitude

100

the line of latitude at 0 degrees 

equator

100

Lines of latitude are also called this

parallels

100

Lines of Latitude run in this direction

What is east to west

100

what direction is the latitudes above the equator

North

100

what direction are the latitudes at the below the equator

south 

Longitude

100

what is the parallel that separates the Eastern and Western hemispheres?

the prime meridian 

100

Lines of Longitude are also called this

meridians

100

Lines of Longitude run in this direction

What is North to South

100

the direction of the parallels to the left of the Prime Meridian 

West

100

Describe the true shape of the earth at the poles and equator

Flattened at Poles and bulging at Equator 

Coordinates

100

When viewed from space, Earth looks most like
1) a football                 3) a ping pong ball
2) an egg                     4) a pear

ping pong ball

100

Cairo and Jerusalem have the same longitude. What can you say about the time in these 2 cities

Same time 

100

What is a piece of evidence of that the earth is round

Photos from Space

100

Your weight at the poles as compared to the equator is more, less, or the same?

More

100

The minimum and maximum values of longitude and the name of the line of maximum longitude

0^o
180^o
International Date Line

Continents / Oceans

100

Each degree of latitude and longitude may be divided into how many minutes?

60

100

It is 10AM in New York City. What time is it in Chicago which is 30^o West of NYC

8AM

100

Which city on the Ref Table page 3 will have the highest altitude of Polaris in the sky

1) Massena               3) Utica
2) New York City       4) Binghamton

Massena

100

name the city or mountain that is closest to the following coordinates

42^o 25’ N, 76^o 30’ W

Ithaca

100

name the city or mountain that is closest to the following coordinates

44^o 05’ N, 73^o 59’ W

Mt Marcy