Latitude & Longitude
Hemispheres
Types of Maps
Vocabulary
100

Lines of latitude are measured in degrees N and S of the ______

What is the equator 

100

Name the hemisphere

What is the Southern Hemisphere

100

What type of map is this? 

What is a political map

100

What does the compass rose show you? 

What is the four cardinal directions (North, South, East, and West) 

200

Lines of longitude are measured in degrees of E and W of the ____ ________

What is the prime meridian 

200

Name the hemisphere

What is the Eastern Hemisphere

200

What type of map shows the climate and weather conditions?

What is a weather map

200

What does the scale of miles/kilometers help you determine? 

What is the distance between any two points on a map

300

This map is showing lines of _________

What is longitude 

300

What two hemispheres are in the upper lefthand quadrant of the map?

What is the Northern and Western Hemisphere

300

What shows transportation routes and roads in a particular area?  

What is a road map

300

Lines of latitude measure degrees in 

What is North and South of the equator

400

The ______________ gives every point on Earth an exact "address" and shows both lines of latitude and longitude

What is the global grid 

400

What two imaginary lines are the hemispheres divided by? 

What is the equator and prime meridian

400

What is the definition of a physical map? 

What is a map that shows naturally made landmarks such as rivers, lakes and mountains

400

Lines of longitude are measured in degrees of 

What is East and West of the Prime Meridian 

500

What continent is located at 45°N, 15°E

What is Europe

500

List the remaining two hemispheres: Northeastern, Southwestern, 

What is Northwestern and Southeastern

500

What is considered the most accurate map of the Earth? 

What is a globe

500

Name the four main hemispheres

What is Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western
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