Latitude and Longitude Quiz

What are the two types of imaginary lines on maps and globes?

• Hemispheres and Poles

• Latitudes and Longitudes

• Equator and Prime Meridian

• Tropics and Circles

Which latitude divides the earth into two equal halves or hemispheres?

• Antarctic Circle

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Cancer

At what degree are the North and South poles located?

• 45 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 0 degrees

• 66.5 degrees

Which latitude is at 23.5 degrees North in the northern hemisphere?

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Cancer

• Antarctic Circle

What is the longest latitude?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

• Equator

• Antarctic Circle

Which longitude passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich?

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• 90 degrees West

• 180 degrees East

How many longitudes are there to the east of the Prime Meridian?

• 90

• 180

• 270

• 360

What is the part of the earth between 0 degrees and 180 degrees East called?

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

What is the distance between two longitudes at the equator?

• Maximum

• Minimum

• Equal

• Variable

What is the network of lines formed by the intersection of latitudes and longitudes called?

• Parallel System

• Coordinate System

• Intersection System

• Grid System