Latitude and Longitude Quiz

What is latitude?

• Distance of a location on Earth from the North Pole

• Distance of a location on Earth from the South Pole

• Distance of a location on Earth from the Prime Meridian

• Angular distance of a location on Earth from the equator

What is longitude?

• 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.

• 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.

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

• Arctic Circle

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian

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

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

What are coordinates?

• A set of numbers representing the position of a point in a space or on a plane.

• A type of mathematical equation

• A unit of measurement for distance

• A type of graph used in statistics

What is the latitude of the North Pole?

• 90 degrees

• 0 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 45 degrees

What is the latitude of the South Pole?

• 180 degrees South

• 90 degrees South

• 0 degrees South

• 45 degrees South

What is the longitude of the Prime Meridian?

• 0 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 45 degrees

What is the latitude of the Equator?

• 0 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 45 degrees

What is the longitude of the International Date Line?

• 180 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 0 degrees

• 270 degrees