Cardinal Directions, Latitude and longitude / Geo Bee Round #2

Cardinal Directions, Latitude and longitude / Geo Bee Round #2

11th Grade

10 Qs

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Cardinal Directions, Latitude and longitude / Geo Bee Round #2

Cardinal Directions, Latitude and longitude / Geo Bee Round #2

Assessment

Quiz

Geography

11th Grade

Easy

Created by

danir drodriguez2007@icloud.com

Used 2+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Longitude of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, is used to define what key reference point for timekeeping worldwide?

The Equator.

The Prime Meridian.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The International Date Line roughly follows which meridian of longitude?

120 degrees longitude.

180 degrees longitude.

110 degrees longitude.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What term is used to describe lines of latitude that run parallel to the Equator?

Longitude

Parallels

Latitude

Intersections

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What term is used for the point where the Earth's axis intersects its surface at the northernmost point of the planet?

The North Pole

The South Pole

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the significance of the Tropic of Capricorn, located at 23.5 degrees south latitude?

It marks the northernmost point at which the sun can be directly overhead.

It marks the southernmost point at which the sun can be directly overhead.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the angular distance north or south of the Equator called?

Latitude

Longitude

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Equator divides the Earth into which two hemispheres?

Western and Eastern

hemispheres

Northern and Southern hemispheres

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