Latitude and Longitude Quiz

Latitude and Longitude are measured in __________________________.

• gallons

• inches

• degrees

• meters

What hemisphere is located east of the prime meridian?

• Western Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

What is a large body of land that is surrounded by water?

• Ocean

• Continent

What is the main line of latitude located at 0 degrees called?

• equator

• grid

• prime meridian

• hemisphere

What hemisphere is located south of the equator?

• Western Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

What is each half called when the Earth is divided into 2 equal halves?

• equator

• grid

• hemisphere

• Coordinates

• Prime Meridian

What are major bodies of salt water that surround the big pieces of land on Earth?

• Continents

• Oceans

What hemisphere is located north of the equator?

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

What is the main line of longitude located at 0 degrees?

• equator

• prime meridian

• coordinates

• grid

• hemisphere

What hemisphere is located west of the prime meridian?

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere