Parallels

Parallels are imaginary lines across the Earth which never touch each other

• TRUE

• FALSE

The oficial name for the parallels is "Lines of Latitude".

• YES

• NO

Latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the Earth's surface.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Lines of Latitude or parallels are so important because they say how far north or south a place is

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the name of the Parallel that divides the Earth in 2 halves: North and South?

• Meridian

• Greenwich

• Tropic

• Equator

What is the name of the parallel that is far north?

• Antarctic Cicle

• Artic Circle

• Equator

• Tropic

What is the name of the parallel that is far south?

• Antartic Circle

• Artic Circle

• Tropic

• Equator

What is the name of the tropic area that is above the Equator, to the north?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

What is the name of the tropic area that is under the Equator, to the south?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

There are 90 parallels from the Equator to the North Pole and 90 parallels from the Equator to the South Pole?

• YES

• NO