Latitude and Longitude Practice

The map shows lines of...

• longitude

• latitude

Lines of latitude are also called ______________.

• meridians

• vertical

• parallels

• longitude

Lines of latitude run ___________

• Vertically

• Horizontally

Which direction do latitude lines run?

• east and west

• north and south

• northeast and southeast

• Northwest to southwest

Lines of latitude measure...

• east and west of the Prime Meridian

• north and south of the Equator

Zero degrees latitude is called the _____________?

• south pole

• equator

• prime meridian

• north pole

The map shows lines of...

• longitude

• latitude

Lines of longitude are also called

• parallels

• horizontal

• meridians

• longitude

Lines of longitude run ___________

• Vertically

• Horizontally

Which direction do longitude lines run?

• east and west

• north and south

• Northeast/ Southeast

• Northwest to southwest