Compass
What does a compass rose show?
Directions: north, south, east, and west
The equator divides Earth into which two hemispheres?
a. upper and lower hemispheres
b. northern and southern hemispheres
c. eastern and western hemispheres
b. northern and southern hemispheres
The imaginary lines that run parallel on Earth that run parallel to the equator are called
a. Lines of latitude (parallels)
b. Lines of longitude (meridians)
a. Lines of latitude (parallels)
Where is the compass rose usually found on a map?
In the lower corner
The prime meridian helps to divide the Earth into which two hemispheres?
a. upper and lower hemispheres
b. northern and southern hemispheres
c. eastern and western hemispheres
c. eastern and western hemispheres
The imaginary lines that run between the North and South Poles are called
a. Lines of latitude (parallels)
b. Lines of longitude (meridians)
b. Lines of longitude (meridians)
What are the cardinal directions?
north, south, east, and west
What is the name of the imaginary line on which Earth rotates?
a. axis
b. equator
c. Bermuda Triangle
a. axis
Lines of ________ which sounds like "ladder", lie like the rungs of a ladder.
latitude
What are the intermediate directions?
northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest
What are the points called that are on each end of the prime meridian?
a. longitude and latitude
b. islands and continents
c. North and South Poles
c. North and South Poles
Lines of ________ are 'long' and all run from the North Pole to the South Pole.
longitude
Draw a compass rose.
What is the imaginary line that runs around the center of Earth?
a. axis
b. equator
c. Bermuda Triangle
b. equator
The lines of latitude and longitude on a map form a _____.
grid