Latitude, Longitude, Climate, and Timelines

What are the four main cardinal directions?

• North, South, East, West
• Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest
• Up, Down, Left, Right
• Forward, Backward, Left, Right

Which of the following is NOT an intermediate direction?

• Northeast
• Southeast
• Northwest
• South

What does latitude measure?

• East-West position
• North-South position
• Distance from the equator
• Distance from the poles

The Prime Meridian is located at which degree of longitude?

• 0 degrees
• 15 degrees
• 30 degrees
• 90 degrees

What divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• Tropic of Cancer
• Antarctic Circle

Which of the following describes meridians of longitude?

• Lines that run east and west
• Lines that measure north and south
• Lines that run north and south
• Lines that measure temperature

Which coordinate represents a location in the Southern Hemisphere?

• 20 degrees N
• 15 degrees S
• 60 degrees W
• 30 degrees E

The Equator is located at which degree of latitude?

• 0 degrees
• 15 degrees
• 30 degrees
• 45 degrees

What do parallels of latitude measure?

• East-West position
• North-South position
• Distance from the Prime Meridian
• Distance from the equator

Which two coordinates represent a location in the Eastern Hemisphere?

• 15 degrees N, 60 degrees W
• 20 degrees S, 140 degrees E
• 30 degrees N, 100 degrees W
• 10 degrees S, 20 degrees W