1. Complete the following worksheet
2. Copy the assignment into a Canvas "Text Entry" and fill in the blanks with the answers.
Sphere – A sphere is a ________________________________________________________________________
A complete sphere has ______ Degrees
Degrees are subdivided into _________ and _________
Globe – is a spherical ____________ of Earth.
Map Directions – __________ (up), __________ (down), __________ (right), and __________ (left) on a map.
GPS – stands for "______________________________________" - GPS is a radio wave navigation system that allows users to determine their exact earth located.
Grid System - GPS is based upon segmenting the earth's sphere into a grid system of imagery Lines of ______________ and ______________.
Hemispheres – represent one _________ of the Globe; there are ______ hemispheres: Named the __________, __________, __________, and __________.
North Pole (1) – is ______ Degrees _________ Latitude
South Pole (1) – is ______ Degrees _________ Latitude
Equator – is an imaginary line around the Earth located _____________ between the __________ and __________ poles that divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.
Prime Meridian – a Line of Longitude that runs through Greenwich, England; The Prime Meridian is located at ______ degrees Longitude.
International Date Line – Line of Longitude that runs through the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The International Date Line is located at ______ degrees. This Longitude (meridian) represents the division between Earth's calendar day.
Lines of Latitude – is the measurement __________ or __________ of the Equator; from __________ to __________ degrees.
Parallel – is another name for Lines of Latitude that run parallel to the Equator.
On a Globe – Lines of Latitude on a globe are each marked 10 degrees apart.
Lines of Longitude – is the measurement __________ or __________ of the Prime Meridian; from __________ to __________ degrees.
Meridian – is another name for Lines of Longitude that run from the north to south poles of Earth.
On a Globe – Lines of Longitude on a globe are each marked 15 degrees apart.
Time Zone – one of the 24 regions of the globe through which the same standard of time is used.
Each time zone is roughly __________ Degrees wide (but may have human variations imposed)
There are __________ Time Zones X 15 Degrees equal the 360 Degrees of the Earth's sphere.
