What are Latitude and Longitude?

Latitude and longitude are used for:

• Measuring temperature

• Determining time zones

• Locating positions on Earth

• Calculating distances between planets

Which direction do lines of latitude run?

What are the two important points of reference on maps and globes of Earth?

• Equator and Prime Meridian

• North Pole and South Pole

• Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

• International Date Line and Arctic Circle

What is the line of latitude called that divides the Earth into two equal parts?

• The Equator.

• The Prime Meridian.

• The Tropic of Cancer.

• The Tropic of Capricorn.

How many equally spaced lines of latitude are there to the north and south of the equator?

• 0

• 10

• 90

• 180

How is latitude determined according to the Earth's grid system?

• By measuring the angle from the equator to a point on the Earth's surface

• By measuring the distance from the prime meridian

• By calculating the distance from the North Pole

• By determining the time difference from Greenwich Mean Time

The significance of the prime meridian is:

• It divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

• It is the longest line of latitude.

• It marks the location of the equator.

• It is the starting point for measuring altitude.

Which line of latitude is commonly referred to as the low latitudes?

What is the angle of longitude for New Orleans from the prime meridian?

• 90 degrees west

• 75 degrees west

• 60 degrees west

• 45 degrees west

The meridian adopted as the prime meridian in 1884 is known as the:

• Paris Meridian

• Greenwich Meridian

• Washington Meridian

• Tokyo Meridian