FIRST
MIDTERM
EXAMINATION
STUDY
QUESTIONS
1.
Define
the
following
terms:
latitude,
longitude,
parallel,
equator,
meridian,
prime
meridian.
Latitude
:
location
described
as
an
angle
measured
north
and
south
of
the
equator.
Longitude
:
location
described
as
an
angle
measured
(in
degree,
minutes,
and
second)
east
and
west
from
the
prime
meridian
on
Earth’s
surface.
Parallel
:
a
line
connecting
all
points
of
equal
latitude;
such
a
line
is
parallel
to
all
other
parallels.
Equator
:
the
parallel
of
0°
latitude.
Meridian
:
an
imaginary
line
of
longitude
extending
from
pole
to
pole,
crossing
all
parallels
at
right
angles,
and
being
aligned
in
true
north
‐
south
directions.
Prime
Meridian
:
The
meridian
passing
through
the
Royal
Observatory
at
Greenwich
(England),
just
east
of
central
London,
and
from
which
longitude
is
measured.
2.
Latitude
ranges
from
____________
°
to
__________°,
while
longitude
ranges
from
____________
°
to
__________°
Latitude
ranges
from
0°
to
360°,
while
longitude
ranges
from
0°
to
180°
3.
State
the
latitude
(in
degrees)
for
the
following
“special
parallels:
equator,
Tropic
of
Cancer,
Tropic
of
Capricorn,
Arctic
Circle,
Antarctic
Circle,
North
Pole,
South
Pole.
Equator:
0°
Tropic
of
Cancer:
23.5°N
Tropic
of
Capricorn:
23.5°S
Arctic
Circle:
66.5°N
Antarctic
Circle:
66.5°S
North
Pole:
90°N
South
Pole:
90°S
4.
Using
a
world
map
or
globe,
estimate
the
latitude
and
longitude
(to
the
nearest
1°)
of
Los
Angeles
(in
California)
and
Sydney
(in
Australia).
Be
sure
to
specify
if
these
locations
are
north
or
south
latitude,
and
east
or
west
longitude.
Los
Angeles,
California
:
Latitude
34°N
/
Longitude
118°W
Sydney,
Australia
:
Latitude
34°S
/
Longitude
151°E
5.
Describe
and
explain
the
concepts
of
graphic
map
scales
,
fractional
map
scales
and
verbal
map
scales
.
Graphic
map
scale
:
the
use
of
a
line
marked
off
in
graduated
distances
as
a
map
scale