Latitude and Longitude Quiz

What is latitude?

• Angular distance of a location on Earth from the equator

• Measurement of the Earth's circumference at a specific location.

• Distance between two locations on Earth.

• Angular distance of a location on Earth from the North Pole.

What is longitude?

• A geographic coordinate that specifies the altitude of a point on the Earth's surface.

• A geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface.

• A unit of measurement used to calculate distance between two points on the Earth's surface.

• A geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on the Earth's surface.

Which line of latitude is considered as the starting point for measuring latitude?

• Prime Meridian

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

Which line of longitude is considered as the starting point for measuring longitude?

• International Date Line

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian

What are coordinates?

• A type of mathematical equation

• A unit of measurement for distance

• A type of map projection

• A set of numbers that represent a specific location on a map or a grid system.

Which hemisphere is located north of the equator?

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

Which hemisphere is located south of the equator?

• Southern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

Which hemisphere is located east of the prime meridian?

• Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

Which hemisphere is located west of the prime meridian?

• Western Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

What are the coordinates of the equator?

• 0 degrees latitude

• 90 degrees latitude

• 180 degrees latitude

• 45 degrees latitude