Latitude and Longitude Quiz

What are latitudes?

• Imaginary lines running from east to west

• Imaginary lines running from south to north

• Imaginary lines running from west to east

• Imaginary lines running from north to south

Answer explanation

Latitudes are imaginary lines running from west to east, not from south to north, east to west, or north to south.

What is the longest latitude called?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

Answer explanation

The longest latitude is called the Equator, which is an imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

What is the region between the tropical lines known as?

• Polar Zone

• Temperate Zone

• Arctic Zone

• Tropical Zone

Answer explanation

The region between the tropical lines is known as the Tropical Zone, making it the correct choice.

What is the line that divides the Earth into western and eastern hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Arctic Circle

Answer explanation

The line that divides the Earth into western and eastern hemispheres is the Prime Meridian.

What is the zero degree longitude that passes through Greenwich near London called?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian

• Arctic Circle

• Equator

Answer explanation

The zero degree longitude that passes through Greenwich near London is called the Prime Meridian.

How is the time difference between two places calculated using longitude degrees?

• Every degree is a one-minute difference

• Every degree is a four-minute difference

• Every degree is a two-minute difference

• Every degree is a three-minute difference

Answer explanation

Every degree is a four-minute difference, so the time difference between two places is calculated using longitude degrees by considering each degree as a four-minute difference.