Latitude, Longitude, and Directions

What are the imaginary lines called that run east and west, and split the earth into 90 degrees from the equator?

• Lines of Latitude

• Lines of Longitude

What are the imaginary lines called that run north and south, and split the earth into 24 time zones?

• Lines of Latitude

• Lines of Longitude

What are the imaginary lines called that run parallel to one another?

• Lines of Latitude

• Lines of Longitude

What are the imaginary lines called that are not parallel to one another?

• Lines of Latitude

• Lines of Longitude

What is the 0 degree line of latitude called?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• Arctic Circle

• Antarctic Circle

What is the 0 degree line of longitude called?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• Arctic Circle

• Antarctic Circle

Lines of latitude are also referred to as?

• Parallels

• Meridians

Lines of longitude are also referred to as?

• Parallels

• Meridians

What degree marks the starting spot for the lines of latitude (this spot is also called the Equator)?

• 0 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 180 degrees

What degree marks the starting spot for the lines of longitude (this spot is also called the Prime Meridian)?

• 0 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 180 degrees