Sectional Charts - Latitude and Longitude

What are horizontal lines, a map or globe, that encircle the earth parallel to the equator called?

• Latitudes

• Longitudes

• Attitudes

• Multitudes

The ________ is located at 90^o N latitude.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• South Pole

• North Pole

The _____ is located at 0^o latitude.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• North Pole

• International Dateline

Longitude lines run _______ to the equator.

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

Lines of ________ connect the north and the south pole.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Altitude

• Degrees

One degree of latitude or longitude is divided into smaller increments called _________.

On a sectional chart, each line of latitude or longitude is separated by ___ minutes.

• 60

• 100

• 30

• 50

Is the line with the white box on it 35^o plus 30 minutes, or 35^o minus 30 minutes?

• Plus 30 Minutes

• Minus 30 Minutes

The latitude of the airport shown in the video is 34^o ___ ' N.

(' is the symbol for minutes)

The longitude of the airport shown in the video is 97^o __ ' W.

(' is the symbol for minutes)