Latitude and Climate Flashcards

A set of fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards based on lecture notes covering latitude, special latitude lines, climate zones, and polar daylight patterns.

The most important latitude line is the __________, which is identified as $0^\circ$ latitude.

equator

From the top to the bottom of Earth, there are __________ degrees of latitude in total.

$$180$$

There are __________ degrees of latitude found between the equator and the North Pole.

$$90$$

Latitudes north of the equator have an __________ after them to show they are lines of north latitude.

N

The line of latitude located $23 \frac{1}{2}^\circ$ north of the equator is the Tropic of __________.

Cancer

The line of latitude located $23 \frac{1}{2}^\circ$ south of the equator is the Tropic of __________.

Capricorn

The latitude line located $66 \frac{1}{2}^\circ$ north of the equator is the __________ Circle.

Arctic

The latitude line located $66 \frac{1}{2}^\circ$ south of the equator is the __________ Circle.

Antarctic

Within the Arctic Circle, the sun never sets in __________.

summer

Lines of latitude help measure the angle of __________ as it strikes Earth, influencing seasonal climate differences.

sunlight

The regions located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn are known as the __________.

tropics

The area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle is known as the __________ temperate zone.

north

The south temperate zone extends from the Tropic of Capricorn to the __________ Circle.

Antarctic

The temperate zones experience __________ seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

$$4$$

In arctic regions, the sun never sets in summer, while in winter, it never __________.

rises