Parallels+and+Meridians

Handouts Vocabulary Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
 * [[file:daily geog (dragged) 1.pdf]]
 * Degrees
 * Equator
 * Meridians (lines of longitude)
 * North Pole
 * Parallels (lines of latitude)
 * Prime Meridian
 * South Pole
 * 1) Which imaginary line divides the Earth into south and north latitudes? What is its location?
 * 2) Which imaginary line divides the Earth into east and west longitudes? What is its location?
 * 1) What is another name for lines of latitude? Do these lines run in a north-south or east-west direction?
 * 2) Write three facts about meridians.
 * 1) Name a continent located on the 15 degrees N parallel.
 * 2) Name a continent on the 15 degrees E meridian.
 * 1) Lines of latitude are also called parallels. Why?
 * 2) Lines of longitude are NOT parallels to each other. Explain why.
 * 1) Between which two parallels and which two meridians is the tip of Africa located?
 * 2) Are 15 degrees N latitude and 75 degrees E longitude locations in the continent of Asia or Europe?