Longitude and Latitude

Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. Which city lies closest to the Equator?

• A. Moscow

• B. Quito

• C. Cape Town

• D. Brisbane

2. Which two cities have almost the same longitude?

• A. Cairo and Jerusalem

• B. Tokyo and Beijing

• C. Dallas and Mexico City

• D. Quito and Delhi

3. What is the nearest parallel to Beijing, China?

• A. 40° north

• B. 40° south

• C. 120° east

• D. 120° west

4. Which city lies closest to 20° south of the Equator?

• A. Mexico City

• B. Delhi

• C. Buenos Aires

• D. Brisbane

5. Which city lies closest to 0° longitude?

• A. Kinshasa

• B. Washington, D.C.

• C. Cape Town

• D. London

6. What is the location of Quito?

• A. 0° latitude, 80° west longitude

• B. 80° west latitude, 0°longitude

• C. 20° north latitude, 80° west longitude

• D. 20° south latitude, 80° east longitude

7. What city is located at about 30° south latitude?

• A. Brisbane

• B. Cairo

• C. Jerusalem

• D. Mexico City

8. Which city is closest to the same longitude as Kinshasa?

• A. Buenos Aires

• B. Moscow

• C. Berlin

• D. Toronto

9. What is the approximate location of Kinshasa?

• A. 5° north, 15° west

• B. 5° south, 15° west

• C. 5° north, 15° east

• D. 5° south, 15° east

10. Which city is located at 20° north, 100° west?

• A. Riyadh

• B. Buenos Aires

• C. Dallas

• D. Mexico City