Question

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Using your knowledge about latitude and longitude answer the following questions.
What direction do lines of latitude go, vertically or horizontally?
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What direction do lines of longitude go, vertically or horizontally?
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Name of the line that is nº longitude.
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Name of the line that is oºlatitude.
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What continents lie mostly West of the Prime Meridian ?
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What continents lie mostly East of the Prime Meridian ?
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What continents lie mostly North of the Equator ?
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What continents lie mostly South of the Equator?
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Class IV Social Practice​

Answer 1

1. horizontally
2. vertically
3. 0° latitude is known as Equator.
4. 0° longitude is known as Prime Meridian.
5. North and South America are the continents entirely in the Western Hemisphere or to the west of the Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude).
6. Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the islands of Oceania
7. North American and Europe are the only two continents that are totally north of the Equator. While Asia is mostly in North of Equator.
8. Australia and Antarctica are the two continents entirely to the south of the equator.South America and Africa are mostly south of Equator.