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Class
Date
What are latitude and longitude?
Lesson Review
PART A Label the diagram below with the terms meridians, parallels, and
equator. Shade the Northern Hemisphere with your pencil.
PART B Complete the following.
1. The parallel that divides Earth into hemispheres is the _________________________________________ .
2. The starting meridian (0º) is called the _______________________________________________________ .
3. What is latitude? ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Skill Challenges
Skill: map reading
Complete the following.
1. Find the latitude and longitude of the points marked A through F. Be sure to tell if the latitude is
north or south and if the longitude is east or west.
Point A _____________
Point B
_____________
Point C _____________
Point D _____________
Point E
_____________
Point F
_____________
2. Using degrees of latitude and longitude,
describe where South America is on the map.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Describe where Australia is on the map. ______________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
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Answer Key
What are latitude and longitude?
Lesson Review
PART A
1. parallels
2. equator 3. meridians
PART B
1. equator 2. prime meridian 3. distance in degrees
north or south of the equator
Skill Challenge
1. Point A: 30°N, 90°W; Point B: 23°S, 43°W; Point C:
29°S, 31°E; Point D: 61°N, 25°E; Point E: 34°S, 151°E;
Point F: 34°N, 140°E
2. from 10°N to 55°S latitude
and from 35°W to 80°W longitude
3. from 14°S to
45°S latitude and from 115°E to 155°E longitude
Concepts and Challenges in Earth Science, Teacher’s Resources CD-ROM
(c) by Pearson Education, Inc./Globe Fearon/Pearson Learning Group. All rights reserved.
The Structure of Earth