THE PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENT

Which of the following corresponds to , the point of reference where all other horizontal lines are measured?

• latitudes   

• equator                 

• meridian   

• longitudes

Which of the following is true about Tropic of Cancer?

• Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5 degrees, south.         

• Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5 degrees, east.

• Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5 degrees, north.         

• Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5 degrees, west.

Which line divides the Earth horizontally?

•  equator    

• meridian

• longitudes

• latitudes

Which measures distance, East and West of the prime meridian?

• longitude  

• equator                 

• latitude     

• meridian

Which of the following is true about Tropic of Capricorn?

• Tropic of Capricorn is located at 23.5 degrees, east.         

• Tropic of Capricorn is located at 23.5 degrees, west.   

• Tropic of Capricorn is located at 23.5 degrees, south.   

• Tropic of Capricorn is located at 23.5 degrees, north.   

Which of the following is true about Arctic Circle?

• Arctic Circle is located at 66.5 degrees, west.

• Arctic Circle is located at 66.5 degrees, south.

• Arctic Circle is located at 66.5 degrees, east.

• Arctic Circle is located at 66.5 degrees, north.

All of the following statements are true about latitudes, EXCEPT?

•  It divides Earth horizontally.

• It starts at the equator and divides Earth into concentric slices.

• Latitude is given as an angle that ranges from -90 degrees at the south pole to 90 degrees at the north pole, with zero degree at the equator.

• It has no corresponding names.

Which unit is used to express latitude and longitude?

• inches       

• degrees  

• feet  

• grams

What is the difference between abscissa and ordinate?

• Abscissa is the value along x-axis while ordinate is the value along y-axis.

• Abscissa is the value along y-axis while ordinate is the value along x-axis.

• Abscissa refers to the coordinates and the ordinate refers to the coordinate of a standard three-dimensional graph.

• All statements are correct.          

Read and find out what’s wrong in the statement given below.

“The prime meridian is also called the Greenwich meridian because it passes through Greenwich, Europe”.

• prime meridian

• passes

• Europe

• Greenwich