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A review of Unit 1 of Social Sciences

Study Slideshow

True or False: Meridians are vertical

True: They are vertical

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True or False: Parallels are vertical

False: They are horizontal

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What is the name of the imaginary lines that go from the North Pole to the South Pole?

Meridians

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What is the name of the imaginary lines that go around the Earth?

Parallels

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How do we measure meridians?

In degrees (°) E (east) or W (west)

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How do we measure parallels?

In degrees (°) N (north) or S (south)

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What do we call Meridian 0°?

The Greenwich Meridian

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What do we call Parallel 0°?

The Equator

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True or False: Meridians measure latitude

False: They measure longitude

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True or False: Parallels measure latitude

True: They do!

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What do we call the point on a map where we combine latitude and longitude? For example: 40º N 75º W

A geographic coordinate

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What is revolution?

The movement of the Earth around the sun

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What is rotation?

The movement of the Earth on its own axis

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How long does it take the Earth to complete one full revolution?

365 days (and 6 hours) [one year]

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What is the name of the imaginary line that goes through the center of the Earth from the North Pole to the South pole?

The Earth's axis

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What causes the different seasons?

The Earth's revolution and tilted axis

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