Longitude vs. Latitude

Longitude vs. Latitude

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Longitude vs. Latitude

Longitude vs. Latitude

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Geography

8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is latitude?

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

Distance between two locations on Earth's surface.

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

Angular distance of a location on Earth from the equator

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is longitude?

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

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

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

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Equator

Arctic Circle

Tropic of Cancer

Prime Meridian

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Prime Meridian

International Date Line

Tropic of Cancer

Equator

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are coordinates?

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

A type of mathematical equation

A unit of measurement for distance

A type of map projection

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the maximum latitude value?

90 degrees

0 degrees

45 degrees

180 degrees

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the maximum longitude value?

90

270

360

180

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