Latitude & Longitude Practice

What line (shown in red) is seen here?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

This line divides Earth into what hemispheres?

• Eastern and Western

• Northern and Southern

• Latitude and longitude

This line, known as the Prime Meridian, divides Earth into what hemispheres?

• Eastern and Western

• Northern and Southern

• Latitude and longitude

The Equator is a line of _____ and the Prime Meridian is a line of _____.

• North, South

• Longitude, Latitude

• East, North

• Latitude, Longitude

If I see °N or °S on a map, these are lines of _____.

• Latitude

• Longitude

If I see °E or °W on a map, these are lines of _____.

• Latitude

• Longitude

When writing out latitude and longitude coordinates, which one is listed first?

• °N/°S (latitude)

• °E/°W (longitude)

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In what ocean does the Prime Meridian (0 longitude) cross the Equator (0 latitude)?

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Indian

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What two continents does the Equator (0 latitude) cross?

• North America and South America

• Africa and South America

• Africa and Europe

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Which of these continents lies completely in the Southern Hemisphere (below the Equator)?

• North America

• Australia

• Asia