Applying Geography Terms

Where lines of latitude and longitude cross

Any set of numbers that gives the exact position of a point on a map

Located at 0 degrees latitude

Divides the planet into the Northern and Southern hemispheres

Passes through South America, Africa, and Asia

Located at 0 degrees longitude

Divides planet into Eastern and Western hemispheres

Passes through England, Europe, Africa, and Antarctica

A hemisphere is half the planet

There are four hemispheres: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western

Divided by equator and prime meridian