Longitudes and Latitudes

What are latitude and longitude lines?

• Imaginary lines that divide the Earth

• Visible lines that divide the Earth

• Long and short lines that divide the Earth

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

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• North Pole
• South Pole

Latitude lines go from east to west.

• True
• False

Which important line of latitude is located at 90 degrees North?

• Antarctic Circle
• Tropic of Capricorn
• Equator
• Arctic Circle

What line of latitude is located at 0 degrees?

• Equator
• Tropic of Cancer
• Arctic Circle
• Prime Meridian

What line of longitude is located at 0 degrees?

• Equator
• Tropic of Cancer
• Arctic Circle
• Prime Meridian

The 0 degree mark of longitude is known as the ___________ ______________ measure from Greenwich England.

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• International Date Line
• Contour Line

Which Hemisphere are Asia, Australia, and most of Europe found in?

• Western Hemisphere
• Eastern Hemisphere
• Southern Hemisphere
• Northern Hemisphere

Is the Tropic of Cancer ABOVE the Equator or BELOW the Equator?

• Above
• Below

What are the four MAIN directions on the Compass Rose?

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