Latitude and Longitude

What are the parallel lines going around planet Earth called?

• Latitude

• Longitude

Another name for latitude lines is ______________?

• Equators

• Parallels

• Meridians

• Belts

What line of latitude is located at 0 degrees?

• The Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

• Prime Meridian

The equator divides the earth into a ______________ and _____________ hemisphere. (Above and below the red line in the picture)

• Eastern

• Northern

• Western

• Southern

What are the lines going from the top to the bottom of planet Earth?

• Latitude

• Longitude

Where do longitude lines meet?

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

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

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• North Pole
• South Pole

Which city does the Prime Meridian go through?

• Berlin

• New York

• Paris

• London

The Prime Meridian divides the earth into these two hemispheres.

• Eastern

• Northern

• Western

• Southern

When writing coordinates, which is written first?

• longitude

• latitude