Latitude and Longitude

The 0 degree line of longitude that divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres is...

• Prime Meridian
• meridian
• Equator
• parallel

A hemisphere is what fraction of the globe?

• 1/2
• 1/4
• 1/3
• 1/8

Imaginary lines that run from the north pole to the south pole are...

• lines of latitude
• time zones
• lines of longitude
• parallels

Latitude and longitude lines together form the...

• global map
• global grid
• global course
• global world

What is the name of the red line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• North Pole
• South Pole

What is the name of the red line at zero degrees longitude?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• North Pole
• South Pole

Which word is a synonym for a line of latitude?

• parallel
• meridian

Imaginary lines that circle the earth parallel to the equator are...

• longitude lines
• meridians
• latitude lines
• degrees

The starting point to measure latitude is the...

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• 30 degrees North
• 90 degrees west

Zero degrees latitude is also called the _______.      

• Tropic of Capricorn
• Equator
• Prime Meridian 
• Tropic of Cancer