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What are fixed reference points used for locating places on Earth?
What are fixed reference points used for locating places on Earth?
What is the value of the Equator in degrees?
What is the value of the Equator in degrees?
How is latitude expressed?
How is latitude expressed?
What divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
What divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
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What are horizontal lines on a globe known as?
What are horizontal lines on a globe known as?
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Study Notes
Locating Places on Earth
- Earth is spherical, with no corners or edges
- Landmarks (hills, rivers) help locate places
- Earth rotates on an axis with two fixed points: North Pole and South Pole
- These points are used as reference
- An imaginary circle called the Equator is drawn equidistant from the Poles
- The half of the Earth above the equator is the Northern Hemisphere, and the half below is the Southern Hemisphere
- The distance from a point on the earth's surface to the Equator is expressed as latitude
- Latitude lines are parallel, called parallels of latitude
- Measured in degrees; 0° at the Equator
- 90° at the North Pole, 90° at the South Pole
- Degrees are further divided into minutes and seconds
- 1° = 60 minutes, 1 minute = 60 seconds
Latitude
- Latitude lines are parallel
- Used to measure a place's distance from the Equator
- Measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds
- Degrees are numbered from 0° to 90° North and 0° to 90° South
- Each degree of latitude is divided into 60 minutes
- Each minute is divided into 60 seconds
- Angular distance to the equator
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Description
Explore the concepts of Earth's shape, rotation, and latitude in this quiz. Learn how latitude is measured and its significance in geography. Test your knowledge on the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, and the Equator's role in navigation.
