Latitude and Longitude

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• North Pole

• South Pole

What is the name of the line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• North Pole

• South Pole

Latitude lines measure _________ and _______ of the Equator.

• East to West

• North to South

• South to East

• West to North

Longitude lines measure the distance _________ and ___________ of the prime meridian.

• East to West

• North to South

Which way does longitude go on a map?

• Up and Down

• Left or right

Another name for lines of longitude is _______________.

• Parallels

• Meridian

• Relief

• Map

Latitude and Longitude are measured in______.

• Kilograms

• Miles

• Degrees

• Grams

The Equator divides Earth into which two hemispheres

• Southern and Eastern Hemisphere

• Northern and Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern and Western Hemisphere

The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into which two hemispheres

• Southern and Eastern Hemisphere

• Northern and Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern and Western Hemisphere

Where does the Prime Meridian run through?

• Paris, France

• Ottawa, Canada

• Greenwich, England

• Austin, Texas