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History Lesson 2a

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  • Why do we need to have a grid system formed by the lines of latitude and longitude?
    To find the absolute location of a place.
  • The _____________divided the Earth into the Northern and the Southern Hemisphere.
    Equator
  • A globe is a spherical scale model of the planet. T or F?
    True!
  • The Prime Meridian splits the globe into the _________and the ______hemispheres.
    Western and the Eastern
  • We measure the absolute location in__________and____.
    degrees and minutes
  • Places around the Equator are hotter. T or F?
    True
  • 'Hemisphere' means '_______ sphere'.
    half sphere
  • The Prime Meridian passes through the UK and France among other countries. T or F?
    True!
  • Lines of longitude circle the Earth parallel to the ________________.
    Prime Meridian
  • The Prime Meridian is a a real or an imaginary line?
    It is an imaginary line.
  • The Earth's shape is a ______________.
    sphere
  • Everything south of the Equator is located in the __________Hemisphere.
    Southern
  • Lines of latitude circle the earth parallel to the __________.
    Equator
  • Greece is located in the Southern Hemisphere. True or False?
    False