Latitude, Longitude, and Compass Rose Quiz

What is latitude?

• Distance of a location on Earth from the North Pole

• Distance of a location on Earth from the South Pole

• Angular distance of a location on Earth from the equator

• Distance of a location on Earth from the Prime Meridian

What is longitude?

• Longitude is a unit of measurement used to calculate time zones.

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

• Longitude is a term used to describe the distance between two points on a map.

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

Which line represents 0 degrees latitude?

• Arctic Circle

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian

Which line represents 0 degrees longitude?

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

What is the purpose of a compass rose?

• To measure the distance between two points on a map.

• To indicate the elevation of a location on a map.

• To highlight the locations of major cities on a map.

• To display the orientation of the cardinal directions on a map or nautical chart.

Which direction does the compass needle point to?

• South pole

• Earth's magnetic north pole

• True north

• Magnetic south pole

What are the four cardinal directions?

• north, south, east, west

• front, back, left, right

• above, below, left, right

• up, down, left, right

What are the four intermediate directions?

• up, down, left, right

• north, south, east, west

• front, back, left, right

• northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest

Which direction is directly opposite to North?

• West

• Northeast

• East

• South

Which direction is directly opposite to East?

• North

• South

• West

• Northeast