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  • The prefix hemi as used in hemisphere means ________
    Half
  • Which hemisphere is the Tropic of Capricorn located?
    Southern Hemisphere
  • Lines of longitude are lines that runs from North to South on a map (True or False)
    True
  • True or False Jamaica is located in the Southern Hemisphere
    False
  • Lines of latitude and longitude are measured in (Degrees, centimetres, grams or Pounds)
    Degrees
  • What is the name of the main line of latitude?
    Equator
  • The title on a map shows what the map is about. True or False
    True
  • Another name for the Key on a map is ________
    The legend
  • The Equator is measured _________ degrees.
    Zero degrees
  • Lines of latitudes are horizontal lines. ( True or False)
    True
  • What are the names of the 4 hemispheres?
    Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western
  • Name the place at 90 degrees North
    The North Pole
  • What is the opposite of West?
    East
  • What are the names of the 4 Cardinal Points?
    North, South, East and West
  • Which of these countries is to the north of Jamaica. (Haiti, Cuba, Cayman, Panama)
    Cuba
  • The Arctic Circle is located at 66 and a half degrees north. True or False?
    True
  • The positions between the cardinal points are called
    Semi- cardinal points or Intermediate points
  • What is the measurement of the Antarctic circle?
    66 and a half degrees South
  • Which country is located at 18 degrees north and 77 degrees west?
    Jamaica
  • Where do lines of longitudes meet?
    At the poles
  • A scale shows what symbols represent on a map. (True or False)
    False
  • The main line of longitude is ___________
    The Prime Meridian/Greenwich Meridian
  • The ________ divides the earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
    Prime Meridian/Greenwich Meridian
  • Give the names of 3 parts of a map
    Key, Scale, Compass, Title
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