Extension Questions
1) On the map draw and label the International Date Line. (see approximate answer on map)
Mapping lines of latitude and longitude
Name: Answers
This line of longitude is called the The Prime Meridian
.
This line of latitude is called
the Antarctic Circle .
It is 66.5 degrees South
of the Equator. ..
This line of latitude is called the
Arctic Circle .
It is 66.5 degrees sout
North of the equator.
Equator ..
This line of
latitude is called
the Equator.
(0 degrees)
This line of latitude is
called the Tropic of
Capricorn It is 23.5
degrees South of the Equator
.
This line of latitude is called
the Tropic of Tropic of Cancer
It is 23.5 degrees North
of the Equator. . .
International
date line
(approx.) 180
degrees
