Ocean Layers, features, and latitude & longitude

What are latitude and longitude lines?

• Imaginary lines that divide the earth

• Visible lines that divide the earth

• Long and short lines that divide the earth

Which direction do longitude lines run?

• East and West

• North and South

• Northeast/ Southeast

• Northwest to southwest

Which direction do latitude lines run?

• East and West

• North and South

• northeast and southeast

• Northwest to southwest

Which letter is located at 

(60°N, 60°E)?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which letter is located at 

(0°, 150°W)?

• D

• E

• F

• G

Which letter is located at

(15°S, 75°E)?

• H

• I

• G

• D

The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ________. 

• International Date Line

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is called the ________. 

• International Date Line

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

The precise point on Earth where a particular place can be found is called its ______.

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• distortion

• map projection

A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs ____.

• parallel to the Arctic Circle

• parallel to the Tropic of Cancer

• from the North Pole to the South Pole

• from the Prime Meridian to the International Date Line