grid - a network of lines that cross each other to form a series of
squares or rectangles.
2) What are the names given to the
lines that form the imaginary grid used to identify exact and approximate
locations on earth?
3) What is another term used for
lines of latitude?
4) In which direction do lines of
latitude go?
5) What are the number of degrees for
the Equator?
5a) What subdivisions of Earth are created by the Equator?
6) What are the number of degrees for
the Tropic of Cancer?
6a) Why is the Tropic of Cancer (23.5N) labeled with the letter N?
7) What are the number of degrees for
the Tropic of Capricorn?
7a) Why is the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5S) labeled with the letter S?
8) What is the name of the climate
region that lies in between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn?
9) What are the number of degrees for
the Arctic Circle?
9a) Why is the Arctic Circle (66.5N) labeled with the letter N?
10) What are the number of degrees
for the Antarctic Circle?
10a) Why is the Antarctic Circle (66.5S) labeled with the letter S?
11) Describe the type of climate that
lies in between the Tropics and the Antarctic/ Arctic circles.
12) What is the term given to the
type of climate that lies north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic
Circle?
- A polar climate consisting of cool summers and very cold winters,
which results in treeless tundra, glaciers, or a permanent or semi-permanent
layer of ice.
13) What is another name for lines of
longitude?
14) How is the spacing between lines
of longitude different from lines of latitude?
14a) Where do lines of longitude meet?
15) What subdivisions of Earth are
created by the Prime Meridian (0⁰ Longitude)?
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