Locating Places on the Earth

The word ‘meridian’ is derived from the Latin word __________ which means noon.

• meradii

• meridianum

• meradoia

The time of a place is calculated by the _______ that passes through that place.

• longitude

• latitude

• grid

The time difference between each longitude is _____ minutes.

• 10

• 8

• 4

There are _________________ longitudes on the globe.

• 360

• 180

• 260

The time at the Prime Meridian is known as _________________.

• Adreanline Mean Time (AMT)

• Sideline Mean Time (SMT)

• Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

The Royal Observatory is at __________________.

• Greenwich,near London

• Greenwich, near US

• Greenwich, near Brazil

The lines of longitude are equal in ____________

• width

• length

• height

_____________ divides the Earth in western and eastern hemispheres.

• Latitude

• Prime meridian

• Equator

The lines of latitude and longitude ____________ each other to form a grid.

• intersect

• bifurcate

________________ is the longest line of latitude.

• Equator

• Prime meridian

• Longitude