Latitude & Longitude
0 degrees latitude is the ______________
equator
an imaginary line through the center of the earth and is tilted at 23.5 degrees
Axis
When it is summer in the southern hemisphere; it is ________________ in the northern hemisphere.
winter
Half a sphere
hemisphere
0 degrees longitude is the ________________ and runs through Greenwich, England
Prime Meridian
Movement of the earth as it spins on its axis
rotate
When Spring and Autumn begin, the sun is directly over the _______________.
equator
The pattern of lattitude and longitude lines is called the
global grid
These meridian lines meet at the North and South Poles
Lines of longitude
How long is one rotation of Earth?
24 hours or 1 day
What causes the seasons?
the earth's tilt and its revolution around the sun
Tropic of Capricorn is located in which hemisphere?
southern hemisphere, 23.5 degrees South
Also called parallels because they are all parallel to the equator
Lines of Latitude
How long does it take the earth to move around the sun?
365-1/4 days
When it is summer in the northern hemisphere the sun is directly over the
Tropic of Cancer
Divides the world into the western and eastern hemispheres.
Prime Meridian
23.5 degrees North is the ________________________.
Tropic of Cancer
Movement of the earth as it follows its orbit around the sun
revolve
When it is winter in the northern hemisphere the sun is directly over the
Tropic of Capricorn
The Prime Meridian runs through
Greenwich, England