Latitude and Longitude

Where can you see latitude and longitude lines?

• From the air

• On a map or globe

• Around fault lines

• On the bottom of the ocean

What is the climate like at 0 degrees latitude?

• Hot and tropical

• Temperate

• Frigid

• Hot in summer, cold in winter

How many degrees of latitude are there between the North and South Poles?

• 90

• 100

• 180

• 360

What is the 0-degree latitude line called?

• Latitude-zero

• 180 degrees latitude

• The Equator

• Prime Meridian

What is the significance of Greenwich, England?

• The Prime Meridian runs through it

• It is where the Tropic of Cancer meets the Tropic of Capricorn

• It is where 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude cross

• The Equator runs through it

What is the climate like at 90 degrees north latitude?

• Frigid

• Tropical

• Temperate

• Hot in summer, cold in winter

Which statement(s) are true about lines of latitude?

• Known as "parallels"

• Run in an east-west direction

• Run in a north-south direction

• Further away from the Equator is hot

• Further away from the Equator is cold