Year 7 Geology and Plate Tectonics

Which of these is the correct definition for latitude?

• The angular distance north or south of the Equator

• The angular distance east or west of the Prime Meridian

• The distance from the middle of the Earth

• The angular distance from the longest parallel line around the Earth

Answer explanation

If the unit is degrees ( ° ) then it is an angular measurement

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lat and long definitions

What is the name given to the angular distance north or south of the Equator?

Answer explanation

Latitude lines are also known as 'parallels' - imagine them like the layers of a burger! (Lettuce And Tomato - LAT)

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lat and long definitions

What is the name given to the angular distance north or south of the Equator?

• longitude

• degrees

• latitude

• the Poles

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lat and long definitions

Which of these images shows lines of latitude?

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Answer explanation

Latitude gives the angular distance measured in degrees - it tells how far from the Equator, any place happens to be!

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lat and long definitions

Which of these is the correct definition for longitude?

• The angular distance north or south of the Equator

• The angular distance east or west of the Prime Meridian

• The distance from the middle of the Earth

• The angular distance from the longest parallel line around the Earth

Answer explanation

If the unit is degrees ( ° ) then it is an angular measurement

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lat and long definitions

What is the name given to the angular distance east or west of the Prime Meridian (goes through Greenwich, London)?

Answer explanation

Longitude lines are also known as meridians - they are all the same length, like the segments of an orange, so they're all LONG

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lat and long definitions

Which of these images shows lines of longitude?

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Answer explanation

Latitude gives the angular distance measured in degrees - it tells how far from the Equator, any place happens to be!

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lat and long definitions

Which of these are lines of latitude (you can select more than one!)

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• North Pole

• Tropic of Cancer

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key lines of lat and long

Which of these are lines of longitude (you can select more than one!)

• Prime Meridian

• 165°W

• South Pole

• Tropic of Capricorn

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key lines of lat and long

What is the latitude of the Equator?

• 23.5°N

• 23.5°W

• 0°E

• 0°N

Answer explanation

The Equator is just over 25,000 miles long

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key lines of lat and long