Latitude and Longitude Quiz

What are latitudes and longitudes used for?

• Determining the distance between two places

• Defining climate zones

• Locating places on the map

• Measuring time zones

What is the line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Cancer

How many latitudes are there in total?

• 90

• 180

• 360

• 118

What is the latitude of the North Pole?

• 45 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 0 degrees

• 90 degrees

What is the longitude of the Prime Meridian?

• 45 degrees

• 0 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 90 degrees

What is the region between the tropics and polar circles called?

• Equatorial zone

• Polar zone

• Temperate zone

• Tropical zone

How do you calculate the time difference between two places using longitude?

• Count the number of latitude degrees

• Count the number of equator degrees

• Count the number of prime meridian degrees

• Count the number of longitude degrees

What is the standard longitude used for calculating time zones?

• Arctic Circle

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator