
Understanding Latitude and Longitude
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Aiden Montgomery
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are latitude and longitude lines primarily used for?
To pinpoint locations on Earth
To calculate the speed of wind
To determine the depth of oceans
To measure the height of mountains
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which line is known as the prime meridian?
The International Date Line
The Tropic of Cancer
The zero degree longitude line
The equator
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can you remember the direction in which longitude lines run?
They are short for latitude
They run parallel to the equator
They are like rungs on a ladder
They are long for longitude
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the significance of the prime meridian?
It is the longest line of latitude
It divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres
It marks the hottest point on Earth
It is the starting point for measuring longitude
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the latitude of the equator?
180 degrees
90 degrees south
90 degrees north
0 degrees
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How are latitude lines often remembered?
As long lines
As lines of longitude
As rungs on a ladder
As circles around the poles
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the coordinates for Washington D.C.?
38 degrees north, 77 degrees west
40 degrees north, 75 degrees west
35 degrees north, 80 degrees west
30 degrees north, 85 degrees west
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