Latitude and Longitude Quiz

What are latitudes and longitudes?

• Physical boundaries between countries

• Imaginary lines on a three-dimensional ball

• Coordinates for GPS navigation

• Real lines on a flat map

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

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian

• Arctic Circle

• Equator

How are latitudes measured?

• In meters

• In degrees

• In kilometers

• In miles

What is the region between the tropical lines known as?

• Polar zone

• Temperate zone

• Tropical zone

• Equatorial zone

What is the line that divides the Earth into western and eastern hemispheres?

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Prime Meridian

• Arctic Circle

• Equator

What is the standard longitude line for calculating time zones?

• 180 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 0 degrees

How is the time difference between two places calculated using longitudes?

• Every degree is a four-minute difference

• Every degree is a three-minute difference

• Every degree is a one-minute difference

• Every degree is a two-minute difference

How are the coordinates of a location represented?

• Longitude minus latitude

• Longitude followed by latitude

• Latitude followed by longitude

• Latitude minus longitude