Latitude/Longitude and Time Zones

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

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• North Pole
• South Pole

What is this object known as?

• map symbol
• map key
• map scale
• compass rose

• The map shows lines of longitude.
• The map shows lines of latitude.

Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.

• inches
• feet
• degrees
• grams

What is the reason why latitude lines NEVER intersect? 

• They converge at the poles
• They are cool
• They are vertical lines 
• They are parallel

To locate exact places on the earth, one must look at

• the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
• the lines of latitude only
• the lines of longitude only
• a neighboring area to describe the location

Where would you find 30° N in relation to the equator?

• south of the equator
• on the equator
• north of the equator
• not on the earth

Imaginary lines that run from the north pole to the south pole are...

• lines of latitude
• time zones
• lines of longitude
• parallels

• Australia is located in the Eastern and Southern Hemispheres 

• Asia is located in the Southern and Eastern Hemispheres
• North America is located in the Southern and Western Hemispheres
• South America is located in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres.

2) Which of the following is true of longitude? Check all that apply.

• The highest number is 90° called the North Pole and the lines are parallel.

• The lines touch or intersect at the North pole and the South pole. The highest number is 180°, the International Date Line.