Location Quiz

What is latitude and longitude used for?

• Latitude and longitude are used to specify the geographic coordinates of a location on the Earth's surface.

• Latitude and longitude are used to determine the elevation of a location.

• Latitude and longitude are used to track the movement of celestial bodies.

• Latitude and longitude are used to measure the distance between two locations.

What are the two components of geographic coordinates?

• latitude and longitude

• longitude and altitude

• latitude and altitude

• altitude and longitude

What is the range of latitude?

• 0 to 180

• -180 to 180

• 0 to 360

• -90 to +90

What is the range of longitude?

• 0 to 180 degrees

• -90 to +90 degrees

• -180 to +180 degrees

• 0 to 360 degrees

What are the four cardinal directions?

• north, south, east, west

• up, down, left, right

• front, back, left, right

• clockwise, counterclockwise, left, right

What is the relative location of a place?

• Position in relation to other places or landmarks

• Distance from other places

• Climate of the place

• Population of the place

Which direction is 0 degrees latitude?

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

Which direction is 0 degrees longitude?

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

What is the prime meridian?

• The prime meridian is a line that separates the Eastern Hemisphere from the Western Hemisphere.

• The prime meridian is an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and passes through Greenwich, London.

• The prime meridian is a physical line that can be seen on a map.

• The prime meridian is a line that passes through the equator.

What is the equator?

• An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

• A line that marks the boundary between the Earth's atmosphere and outer space.

• A line that separates the Earth's landmasses from its oceans.

• A line that divides the Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere.