Exploring Latitude and Climate Zones

Which line of latitude is located at approximately 23.5° North of the equator?

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

• Antarctic Circle

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Which line of latitude is located at approximately 66.5° North of the equator?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Arctic Circle

• Antarctic Circle

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Which line of latitude is located at approximately 66.5° South of the equator?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Arctic Circle

• Antarctic Circle

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Which line of longitude is defined as 0°?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• Tropic of Cancer

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What is the name of the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

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What is the name of the imaginary line that is located at 180° longitude and is opposite the Prime Meridian?

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• International Date Line

• Arctic Circle

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0 degrees latitude is also known as the

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• Tropic of Capricorn

What imaginary line separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Northern America

What climate zone is 23.5N to 23.5S?

• temperate

• Polar

• Tropical

Lines of longitude known as __________ run between the North and South Poles

• meridians

• latitude

• equator

• parallels