Map Reading and Time Zones Quiz

What are the lines that measure north and south on a map?

• Prime meridian lines

• Longitude lines

• Equator lines

• Latitude lines

What is the starting point for longitude lines?

• Arctic Circle

• Prime meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

How many degrees of latitude does each hemisphere have?

• 45 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 360 degrees

• 90 degrees

What is the distance between degrees of latitude?

• 50 miles

• 80 miles

• 69 miles

• 100 miles

Which line marks the farthest north the Sun can be directly overhead?

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

What is the starting line for longitude in the eastern hemisphere?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime meridian

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

How many time zones generally follow every 15 degrees of longitude?

• 10 time zones

• 20 time zones

• 15 time zones

• 5 time zones

Which country should have five time zones but only actually has one?

• Russia

• United States

• China

• India

What is the official time where everything else is based off of?

• Eastern Standard Time

• Universal Time Coordinated

• Pacific Standard Time

• Greenwich Mean Time

How many time zones are there in the lower 48 of the United States?

• 4 time zones

• 3 time zones

• 2 time zones

• 5 time zones