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What is the name for the lines of longitude?
What is the name for the lines of longitude?
What direction is the Eastern Hemisphere from the Western Hemisphere?
What direction is the Eastern Hemisphere from the Western Hemisphere?
What are the coordinates used for on a coordinate grid system?
What are the coordinates used for on a coordinate grid system?
Which of these lines divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Which of these lines divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
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What is the name for squares formed by lines on a map?
What is the name for squares formed by lines on a map?
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absolute location
absolute location
The exact location of a place on Earth.
cardinal directions
cardinal directions
The four main points on a compass: North, South, East, West.
latitude
latitude
Lines that run east and west around the Earth.
Prime Meridian
Prime Meridian
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Eastern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
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Study Notes
Map Skills
- Absolute Location: The exact position of a place.
- Cardinal Directions: The four main points on a compass (North, South, East, West).
- Continents: Large landmasses.
- Coordinate Grid System: A system using letters and numbers to label grid lines, making location easier.
- Eastern Hemisphere: The half of Earth east of the Prime Meridian.
- Equator: An imaginary horizontal line dividing the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
- Grid: Squares formed by lines on a map, aiding location identification.
- Intermediate Directions: Directions between the cardinal directions (e.g., northwest, northeast, southwest, southeast).
- Latitude: Lines running east and west around the Earth, measuring distances north or south of the equator.
- Location: The position of a place.
- Longitude: Vertical lines running from the North Pole to the South Pole, measuring distances east or west of the Prime Meridian.
- Meridians: Another name for lines of longitude.
- Northern Hemisphere: The half of Earth north of the equator.
- Parallels: Another name for lines of latitude.
- Prime Meridian: Divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
- Southern Hemisphere: The half of Earth south of the equator.
- Western Hemisphere: The half of Earth west of the Prime Meridian.
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Test your understanding of essential map skills, including absolute location, cardinal directions, and the coordinate grid system. This quiz will make you proficient in identifying locations on a map and understanding global geography.
