L.3.2 Latitude and Longitude

The equator is an imaginary line lies at latitude.

• 180 degrees latitude

• 0 degrees latitude

• 45 degrees latitude

• 90 degrees latitude

The total number of degrees present at the latitude are;

• 90 degrees

• 150 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 360 degrees

The line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemisphere;

• The prime meridian

• The international date line

• The equator

• The tropic of cancer

The lines of latitude measure;

• Altitude above sea level in meters.

• Distance north or south of the equator in degrees.

• Distance east or west of the prime meridian in degrees.

• Time zones across the globe.

The line of the Prime Meridian runs through this state;

• Berlin, Germany

• Helsinki, Finland

• Moscow, Russia

• Greenwich, London, England

How many degrees of longitude are there?

• 360

• 270

• 90

• 180

What do lines of longitude measure?

• The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.

• The height above sea level.

• The angle of the Earth's tilt.

• The distance north or south of the Equator.

What is the latitude of the North Pole?

• 45° N

• 90° N

• 90° S

• 0° N

These lines give a position north or south of the equator.

• lines of the globe

• lines of latitude

• lines of longitude

• lines of northern hemisphere

The map projection can be defined as,

• A technique for measuring distances on a globe.

• A way to create 3D models of the Earth.

• A method to represent the Earth's surface on a flat surface.

• A method for calculating the Earth's circumference.