Social Studies Online Quiz-[Longitude and Latitude]

_____________ lines run from east to west. They measure distances north and south of the equator.

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Primary

Lines of longitude

• never meet

• are called parallels

• are real lines painted on the earth

• meet at north and south poles

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

When measuring the lines of longitude, always begin with the _______, which represents 0 degrees.

• South Pole

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Latitude

What is the reason why latitude lines NEVER intersect?

• They converge at the poles

• They are cool

• They are vertical lines

• They are parallel

The measure of how far north or south a place is from the equator is ........................

• Prime Meridian

• Longitude

• Latitude

The longitude of a place or how far it is from the Prime Meridian effects

• The climate of the area

• How much rainfall a place receives

• The time zone a place is in.

How many degrees are in a circle, or around the globe?

• 90

• 180

• 0

• 360

What is the difference between GMT and Nepali local time?

• 4 hours and 35 minutes

• 5 hours and 54 minutes

• 4 hours and 45 minutes

• 5 hours and 45 minutes

From which place of Nepal standard time has been determined

• Mt. Everest

• Mt. Langtang

• Mt. Gaurishankar

• Mt. Annapurna