What is the starting point for measuring latitude?

Understanding Latitude and Longitude

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English
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5th Grade
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Hard
Magdalena Castellano
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8 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Tropic of Cancer
North Pole
Equator
Prime Meridian
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which latitude line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What climate zone is characterized by having all four seasons?
Arctic Zone
Polar Zone
Temperate Zone
Tropical Zone
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which line is used as the standard for calculating time zones?
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian
Antarctic Circle
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many minutes difference does each degree of longitude represent?
Eight minutes
Six minutes
Four minutes
Two minutes
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If it is noon at Greenwich, what time is it at 15 degrees east?
12:15 PM
1:00 PM
12:00 PM
12:30 PM
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the coordinates of a location used for?
Measuring the distance from the equator
Calculating the time zone
Locating a place on a map
Determining the climate
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many total longitudes are there around the Earth?
90
270
360
180
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