Equator Facts
What type of climate is most common near the equator?
Tropical
Which way is West?
Left
What is the best way to accurately show the Earth? (hint: not map)
Globe
globe
Which way are latitude lines?
Horizontal
Which hemisphere is Palau located in?
Southern
What is the line of 0° longitude called?
Prime Meridian
What is "a "half sphere", used to refer to one half of the globe when divided into North and South or East and West?
hemisphere
Which way are longitude lines?
from pole to pole
Which ocean does the equator cross that is located between Africa and South America?"
The Atlantic Ocean.
The Equator is at ____ degrees latitude.
Zero
When would it be a good time to use a map? (why are maps still used today?
Maps can show small areas in great detail and can show borders, population densities, and can be folded or carried in your pocket or placed in a car.
What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Equator
The equator is in the same direction as latitude or longitude?
latitude
Name a country in South America that the equator passes through
Ecuador (example)
What does the ( ' ) symbol mean when writing absolute location?
minutes (points between degrees)
What parts of the Mercator projection appear to be distorted?
land size and distance
What is "a way of showing the round Earth on a flat map?"
projection
longitude
Why can't maps show the true size, shape, and distance of the Earth all at the same time?
Because maps are flat and the Earth is round
Which projection shows a realistic representation of the continents' size and shape?
Goode's Interrupted Equal Area Projection
Which hemisphere is Ms. Audrey from?
Northern Hemisphere (California, USA)
What is the purpose of latitude and longitude lines?
Help you find places on Earth