Understanding Latitude and Longitude

What is the line called that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Cancer

Which latitude line is located at zero degrees?

• Prime Meridian

• North Pole

• Equator

• South Pole

What is the significance of the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn?

• They are the only latitudes used in navigation

• They define regions receiving the most sunlight

• They mark the boundaries of the temperate zones

• They indicate areas with no sunlight

How many degrees apart are each longitude line at the equator?

• 10 degrees

• 0 degrees

• 1 degree

• 5 degrees

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What is the Prime Meridian?

• A line at 180 degrees longitude

• The line at 0 degrees latitude

• The line at 0 degrees longitude

• A line at 90 degrees longitude

How do you calculate the time difference between two places using longitude?

• Multiply the longitude degrees by four

• Count the latitude lines

• Count the longitude degrees and multiply each by four minutes

• Use the difference in latitude degrees

If it is noon at Greenwich and you move to 15 degrees east, what time is it?

• 12:00 PM

• 12:60 PM

• 12:20 PM

• 1:00 PM

What coordinates would you look for if you need to locate India?

• 78 degrees latitude and 20 degrees longitude

• 90 degrees latitude and 180 degrees longitude

• 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude

• 20 degrees latitude and 78 degrees longitude

How many total latitudes are there?

• 90

• 118

• 180

• 360

How many total longitudes are there?

• 90

• 360

• 118

• 180