Geography Quiz

What are the imaginary lines that crisscross the globe which geographers use to find absolute location?

• Latitude and Longitude
• Meridians and Time Zones
• Rivers and Deltas
• Mountains and Deserts

Lines of latitude run in this direction.

• East and West
• North and South
• Southeast and Northwest
• Southwest and Northeast

Lines of longitude run in this direction.

• North and South
• East and West
• Southeast and Northwest
• Northeast and Southwest

Look at this map.
If I told you to meet me at 75 degrees West and 30 degrees North, where would we meet?

• Atlantic Ocean
• Gulf of Mexico
• New Jersey
• Florida

Lines of Longitude measure how far from the _______ a place is located.

• Equator
• International Date Line
• Prime Meridian
• Tropic of Cancer

Lines of Latitude can be measured up to what degree?

• 150 degrees
• 180 degrees
• 90 degrees
• 100 degrees

Lines of Longitude run from the _____ to the ______.

• East, West
• North, South
• South, East
• North, West

Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located?

• Longitude
• Latitude

The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ________. 

• International Date Line
• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Arctic Circle

The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.

• International Date Line
• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Antarctic Circle