Hemispheres
The United States is in what hemispheres?
Northern and Western
What is climate?
Weather patterns over a long period of time
0 degree latitude is known as the?
equator
These lines run East to West
latitude
What is the largest ocean?
The Pacific Ocean
The equator divides the Earth into what two hemispheres?
North and South
The regions of Earth surrounding the Equator.
The tropics
0 degree longitude is known as the?
Prime Meridian
These lines run north to south
longitude
The highest degree for lines of longitude are?
180
The Prime Meridian divides the Earth in to what two hemispheres?
East and West
Which line of latitude is at 23 degrees North?
The tropic of Cancer
What is absolute location?
the exact or nearly exact location of a place on Earth using degrees north or south and east or west.
These lines run parallel to the Equator?
latitude
Why do we have seasons?
During its journey around the Sun, the Earth is tilted on an axis. The Earth's tilt affects the amount of daylight each hemisphere gets, which in turn makes the temperature hotter or colder.
Australia is in what hemisphere?
Southern and Eastern
Which line of latitude is 23 degrees South?
The Tropic of Capricorn
What is relative location?
A relative location describes where something else by using another, familiar feature as a reference point.
These lines are vertical from the Prime Meridian?
longitude
Do Meridians run vertically or horizontally?
vertically
What continent is in all 4 hemispheres?
Africa
Why are the poles cold all year long, while the tropics are warm all year long?
The tropics receive direct sunlight all year long, while the poles never receive direct sunlight.
What is a compass rose?
A symbol that shows the main directions on a map
The name of the line at 0 degree longitude?
Prime Meridian
Why do we use lines of latitude and longitude?
To find absolute location