Question

For questions 1-6, choose the word from the list below that best matches the definition or example.

A. Relative Location
B. Absolute Location
C. Latitude
D. Longitude
E. Climate
F. Weather

1. Measures the current conditions of the atmosphere.
2. 36* 11' N and 94* 52* W
3. Average weather of an area over 25-30 years.
4. Measures the distance north or south of the equator.
5. Measures the distance east or west of the equator.
6. Ada is northeast of Ardmore.

Answer 1

Relative Location: #6. Relative location refers to the position of a place or entity based on its positive with respect to other locations.

Absolute Location: #2. Absolute location describes the location of a place based on a fixed point on earth.

Latitude: #4. Latitude is used to mark the north-south position of a location on the Earth’s surface and ranges from 0 degrees at the equator to 90 degrees at the North and South Poles.

Longitude: #5. Longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface.

Climate: #3 Climate is the statistics of weather over long periods of time.

Weather: #1. Weather are the daily conditions of the atmosphere in terms of temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, and moisture.