Latitude

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

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• North Pole
• South Pole

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

Which runs horizontally around the earth?

• Equator and lines of latitude
• Prime Meridian and lines of latitude
• Equator and lines of longitude
• Prime Meridian and lines of longitude

Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located?

• Longitude
• Latitude

Latitude lines run from the _____ to the  _______.

• West, East
• North, South
• North, East
• South, West

Draw 3 lines of latitude

The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?

• Eastern and Southern
• Northern and Southern
• Western and Eastern
• Northern and Western

Latitude and Longitude are measured in______.

• kilometers
• degrees
• miles
• hours

How far is the red dot from the Equator?

• • 0 degrees

• 10 degrees

• -30 degrees

• 30 degrees

How far away from the Equator is the red dot?

• 0 degrees

• 10 degrees

• -30 degrees

• 30 degrees