Latitude and Longitude

Which important line of latitude is located at 90 degrees North?

• Antarctic Circle
• Tropic of Capricorn
• Equator
• Arctic Circle

Which important line of latitude is located at 90 degrees South?

• Arctic Circle
• Equator
• Tropic of Cancer
• Antarctic Circle

What are the four MAIN directions on the Compass Rose?

• North, South, East, and West
• Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

Is the Tropic of Capricorn ABOVE the Equator or BELOW the Equator?

• Above
• Below

What city is located at about 39 degrees North latitude and 108 degrees West longitude?

• Durango
• Delta
• Boulder
• Denver

Which continent is located completely north of the Equator and west of the Prime Meridian?

• Asia
• Europe
• North America 
• South America

Which city is located at 38 degrees north and 120 degrees west?

• San Fransisco 
• New York
• New Orleans
• London

What city is located at 32 degrees south and 150 degrees east?

• Shanghai
• Sydney
• Durban
• Calcutta 

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

Lines of latitude and longitude are measured in:

• degrees of a circle
• north and south only
• east and west only
• degrees of a compass