Cycle Test #2 6A

If you are 45 degrees south of the equator, which of the following must be true:

• Your longitude is 45° E.

• You are in the Western Hemisphere.

• You are in the tropics.

• Your latitude is 45° S.

A police officer is giving you directions. He says, “The library is next to the fire station.” He is describing the library’s ________.

• absolute location

• coordinates

• relative location

• hemisphere

Which of the following statements is false:

• Latitude lines run east to west.

• Everyone measures latitude and longitude differently.

• Absolute location is universal.

• Latitude and longitude lines are invisible.

The point at 0°, 0° is ________.

• where the Tropic of Cancer starts

• where the equator and the Prime Meridian meet

• in the middle of the North Pole

• not on the globe

________ are also known as meridians and run from north to south.

• Longitude lines

• The tropics

• The North Pole and the South Pole

• Minutes

Which of the following statements is true:

• The Prime Meridian is located in Washington, D.C.

• The Prime Meridian is located in Ecuador.

• The Prime Meridian is located in Greenwich, U.K.

Which US city has a longitude closest to 80° W?

• Portland

• Houston

• Miami

• Fargo

Choose true or false to the following statement:

Tropical regions are more biodiverse than polar regions.

• True

• False

Biodiversity is:

• A community of organisms in a particular area that interact and are part of the food web.

• The variety of plant and animal life.

• Variety of animals

Choose true of false to the following statement:

The 17 sustainable development goals try to improve life by protecting human health and the environment.

• True

• False