Longitude and Latitude

What divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

What is the starting point of latitude degrees?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• South Pole

• North Pole

Which line divides the Earth into Western and Eastern Hemispheres?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

How many degrees are there between each longitude line?

• 15 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 1 degree

What zone receives the most sunlight?

• Temperate Zone

• Tropical Zone

• Arctic Zone

• Polar Zone

How many minutes difference does each degree of longitude represent?

• 60 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 4 minutes

• 1 minute

What are the coordinates used to locate a place on the map?

• Only Latitude

• Only Longitude

• Latitude followed by Longitude

• Longitude followed by Latitude

Which of the following is NOT a major latitude line?

• Greenwich Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

How many longitudes are there around the Earth?

• 360

• 180

• 118

• 90