Latitude and Longitude Practice Quiz

In which way to lines of latitude run?

• East to West

• North to South

Longitude lines are always _________.

• perpendicular

• parallel

• intersecting

• going East to West

Both latitude and longitude are measured in__________.

• miles

• kilometers

• degrees

• inches

What is 90 degrees north of the equator?

• Prime Meridian

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Tropic of Cancer

The main line of latitude is the:

• northern hemisphere

• South Pole

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

The intersection of the Earth's lines of latitude and longitude form a ______. *

• right angle

• acute angle

• obtuse angle

• straight line

Is the prime meridian a line of latitude or longitude?

• latitude

• longitude

In which way to lines of longitude run?

• east to west

• north to south

Is 90 degrees north a line of latitude or longitude?

• latitude

• longitude