Latitude and Longitude

1) Which one measures degrees above or below the equator?

• longitude

• latitude

2) Which of the following is true of longitude? Check all that apply.

• The highest number is 90°, the North Pole.

• The lines are parallel.

• The lines touch at the north pole and the south pole.

• The highest number is 180°, the International Date Line.

3) The lines on which set of views best represent Earth's latitude system?

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4) What is the approximate latitude and longitude of the sunken ship?

• 20.5° S , 70° W

• 20.5° S. 70° E

• 20.5° N, 70° W

• 20.5° N, 70° E

6) What is the location of Lisianski Island?

• 26° N, 174° E

• 26° N, 174°W

• 26°S, 174°E

• 26°S, 174° W

8) Which diagram is most similar to the latitude-longitude system used on Earth?

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9) What is the time in New York City when it is noon in Denver? (The shading represents time zones.)

• 10 am

• noon

• 2 pm

• 3 pm

Which is a cardinal direction?

• Down

• Right

• Northeast

• South

0° Longitude

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

0° latitude

• Artic Circle

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian

• Equator