Chapter 2 Quiz

What is the latitude of the north pole?

• 0° north

• 90° north

• 180° north

• 360° north

__________ is the distance in degrees east or west of 0°.

• Equator

• latitude

• longitude

• Prime Meridian

__________ is the distance in degrees north or south of 0°.

• Equator

• latitude

• longitude

• Prime Meridian

True or false: Lines of latitude are not perfectly parallel to each other.

• True

• False

True or false: When referencing a specific place on Earth by its coordinates, latitude always comes first.

• True

• False

The Northern and Southern hemispheres are divided by the

• Equator.

• graticule.

• North and South Poles.

• Prime Meridian.

The starting line for longitude

• Equator

• Parallel

• Prime Meridian

• New York, New York

What is the line of longitude that marks where each new day begins; located at 180° meridian?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

__________ is the difference in elevation between two side-by-side contour lines.

• contour interval

• gradient

• map legend

• map scale

__________ is the ratio between distances on a map and actual distances on the surface of Earth.

• contour interval

• gradient

• map legend

• map scale