Chapter 1b

Question 1

Latitude

Answer 1

angular distance north and south of the equator

locates a point north and south of the equator

Question 2

Parallel

Answer 2

conceptual line of connecting all points on the same latitude

“49th parallel”

Question 3

Longitude

Answer 3

angular distance east and west of a point on Earth’s surface

locates a point east or west of the prime meridian

Question 4

Meridian

Answer 4

conceptual line connecting all points on the same longitude that intersect at the poles

Question 5

Scale

Answer 5

ratio of map units to ground units