Longitude
What are lines of longitude called?
Meridians
What are lines of latitude called?
Parallels
What is the definition of hemisphere?
Half A Sphere
What are the cardinal directions?
North, south, east, west
Asia is in what hemispheres?
Eastern and Northern
What degrees is the prime meridian?
0 degrees
What degrees is the equator located at?
0 degrees
Which direction do longitudinal lines run?
North to south
What are the intermediate directions?
Northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest
What units do we use to measure lines of latitude and longitude?
Degrees
Lines of longitude to the right of the prime meridian have what direction?
East
What way do lines of latitude run?
West and east
What is a tool that helps the user know what direction one is headed?
Compass
What hemispheres do we live in?
Northern and western hemisphere
How many points do we need for coordinates?
two
Lines of longitude run?
North and south
How are lines of latitude measured?
North and south
Which lines run east to west?
Latitude
How many directions are there on a compass?
8
N NE E SE S SW W NW
What continent is in all four hemispheres?
Africa
What city is the prime meridian located?
Greenwich, England
Lines of latitude above the equator have the direction of?
north
What is the equator?
An imaginary belt that runs halfway between the North and South Pole
BONUS: What is the point in the middle of a compass called?
Origin
Antarctica is in which hemispheres?
Southern, Eastern, and Western