Flocabulary: Lat & Long Flashcard

Front

If you are 45 degrees south of the equator, which of the following must be true:

Back

Your latitude is 45° S.

Front

A police officer is giving you directions. He says, “The library is next to the fire station.” He is describing the library’s ________.

Back

relative location

Front

Which of the following statements is false:
Latitude lines run east to west.
Everyone measures latitude and longitude differently.
Absolute location is universal.
Latitude and longitude lines are invisible.

Back

Everyone measures latitude and longitude differently.

Front

The point at 0°, 0° is ________.

Back

where the equator and the Prime Meridian meet

Front

________ are also known as meridians.

Back

Longitude lines

Front

Which of the following statements is true:
Longitude lines go up to 90 degrees.
The Prime Meridian is located in Washington, D.C.
There are 100 minutes per degree.
Longitude lines go up to 180 degrees.

Back

Longitude lines go up to 180 degrees.

Front

Which of the following represents the correct way to write the coordinates of a point? 81° N, 15° W, 81° NORTH. 15° WEST., 81° N-15° W, 15° W, 81° N

Back

81° N, 15° W

Front

Which US city has a longitude closest to 80° W? Options: Portland, Houston, Miami, Fargo

Back

Miami

Front

Boston has a longitude of approximately ________.

Back

71° W

Front

Which two places share a line of latitude? Boston and Miami, Fargo and Houston, Ames and Boston, Fargo and Niagara Falls

Back

Ames and Boston