Latitude and Longitude Quiz

What is latitude?

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

• Angular distance of a location on Earth from the equator

• Distance between two locations on Earth

• Measurement of temperature on Earth

What is longitude?

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

• Longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west 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 unit of measurement used to calculate time zones.

Which line of latitude is considered as 0 degrees?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Cancer

Which line of longitude is considered as 0 degrees?

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• International Date Line

What is the maximum latitude value?

• 180 degrees

• 0 degrees

• +90 degrees

• -90 degrees

What is the maximum longitude value?

• -180

• 360

• 90

• 180

Which hemisphere is located north of the equator?

• Western Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

Which hemisphere is located south of the equator?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

Which hemisphere is located east of the prime meridian?

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

Which hemisphere is located west of the prime meridian?

• The hemisphere located west of the prime meridian is the Western Hemisphere.

• The Southern Hemisphere

• The Northern Hemisphere

• The Eastern Hemisphere