Location

The lines represented by degrees which indicate the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian are ___________.

• equators

• longitude

• lattitude

• arcs

The latitude of the Equator is _____.

• 30 degrees

• 60 degrees

• 0 degrees

• 80 degrees

To operate, global positioning system receivers do not need any radio signal from GPS satellites.

• True

• False

Longitude is the distance north or south of the equator.

• True

• False

The Prime Meridian is located at zero degrees longitude and passes through _____.

• Greenwich, England

• California, United States

• Sydney, Australia

• None of these

Longitude tells you how far north or south you are from the Prime Meridian.

• True

• False

What are lines of longitude?

• Lines that run perpendicular to the Prime Meridian

• Circles that go around Earth from pole to pole

• Circles that go around Earth, parallel to the Equator

• Lines that run parallel to the Arctic Circle

What does a GPS receiver measure in order to calculate its position?

• The distance to the single nearest satellite

• Signals from radio towers in the region

• The time it takes radio signals from satellites to reach it

• The time on precise clocks at other GPS receivers

Latitude

• Is a distance north or south of the Equator

• Is a number between 0 and 100 degrees

• Runs east and west of the International Date Line

• Is divided into 90 degrees, 90 minutes and 90 seconds

Latitude tells about the distance north or south of the _____.

• South Pole

• North Pole

• Equator

• None of these