Latitude and Longitude

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

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• North Pole

• The map show the lines of longitude.
• The map shows the lines of latitude.

• The map shows lines of longitude.
• The map shows lines of latitude.

Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.

• cups

• gallons

• degrees

• Fahrenheit

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• North Pole

Lines of longitude are also called  ____________.

• Hemispheres
• Meridians
• parallels
• International Date Lines

To locate the exact places on Earth, one must look at: 

• latitude lines only
• the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
• longitude lines only
• a neighboring area to describe the location

Lines of Latitude measure from 0 degrees to _____ degrees.

• 180

• 90

• 230

• 360

Lines of Longitude measure from 0 degrees to ______ degrees.

• 360

• 90

• 180

• 200

When using latitude and longitude on a map, which coordinate do you start with, latitude or longitude?

• Latitude

• Longitude