Longitude and Latitude

What are latitude and longitude used for?

• Identifying continents

• Calculating time zones

• Measuring temperature

• Locating places in the world

What are the five major lines of latitude?

• Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Greenwich Meridian

• Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle, Equator, Greenwich Meridian, International Date Line

• Prime Meridian, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Equator, Greenwich Meridian

• Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Equator

What is the starting point for lines of longitude?

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian

What is the latitude of the North Pole?

• 90°N

• 66.5°N

• 23.5°N

• 0°

What is the latitude of the Tropic of Cancer?

• 90°N

• Approximately 23.5°N

• 66.5°N

• 0°

What is the longitude of the Prime Meridian?

• 23.5°E

• 66.5°W

• 90°E

• 0°

What is the Southern Hemisphere labelled as?

• °W

• °E

• °S

• °N

What is the Equator's latitude?

• 23.5°N

• 66.5°N

• 90°N

• 0°

What is the Antarctic Circle's latitude?

• 66.5°S

• 90°S

• 23.5°S

• 0°

What is the Tropic of Capricorn's latitude?

• 66.5°S

• 90°S

• 0°

• Approximately 23.5°S