Longitude and Latitude lines

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• North Pole
• South Pole

Latitude and Longitude are measured in______.

• kilometers
• degrees
• miles
• hours

To locate the exact places on Earth, one must look at: 

• latitude lines only
• the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
• longitude lines only
• a neighboring area to describe the location

• The map shows lines of longitude.
• The map shows lines of latitude.

A set of degrees of latitude and longitude that help you locate a place on a map.

• coordinates
• positions
• hemispheres
• locations

The point at 0°, 0° is ________.

• where the Tropic of Cancer starts

• where the equator and the Prime Meridian meet

• in the middle of the North Pole

• not on the globe

Lines of latitude run east to west.

• True

• False

Which continents does 0^o latitude (Equator) pass through?

• North America

• South America

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

Lines of Longitude run from the _____ to the ______.

• East, West
• North, South
• South, East
• North, West

The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ________. 

• International Date Line
• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Arctic Circle