Zones of Latitude Name:Date:

Zones of latitude Name:______Date:______

1. The areas between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn are called

the ( high / low ) latitudes. Temperatures there are always ( warm / cold )

have fairly ( direct / indirect ) sunlight all year.

2. The areas above the Arctic Circle and below the Antarctic Circle are called the

( polar / temperate ) zones or the ( high / low ) latitudes. Temperatures in these

regions are always ( warm / cold ) because the sunlight there is farily ( indirect /

direct ) all year.

3. The areas between the high an low latitudes are called the ( temperate /

tropical ) latitudes. These regions have (changing / constant ) seasons.

180°0'0" 150°0'0"W 120°0'0"W 90°0'0"W 60°0'0"W 30°0'0"W 0°0'0" 30°0'0"E 60°0'0"E 90°0'0"E 120°0'0"E 150°0'0"E 180°0'0" High latitudes (polar)

60°0'0"N 60°0'0"N

Middle latitudes (temperate)

30°0'0"N 30°0'0"N

0°0'0" Low latitudes (tropical) 0°0'0"

30°0'0"S 30°0'0"S

Middle latitudes (temperate)

60°0'0"S 60°0'0"S

High latitudes (polar)

180°0'0" 150°0'0"W 120°0'0"W 90°0'0"W 60°0'0"W 30°0'0"W 0°0'0" 30°0'0"E 60°0'0"E 90°0'0"E 120°0'0"E 150°0'0"E 180°0'0" Key

Circle the correct word in each pair to make the sentences true.