Latitude and Longitude

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

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• North Pole
• South Pole

Latitude and Longitude are measured in______.

• kilometers
• degrees
• miles
• hours

• The map shows lines of longitude.
• The map shows lines of latitude.

A set of degrees of latitude and longitude that help you locate a place on a map.

• coordinates
• positions
• hemispheres
• locations

To locate a place on the earth, you need to look at...

• where the lines of latitude and longitude meet
• the lines of latitude only
• the lines of longitude only
• the compass rose

Which cities lie between 80°W and 85°W?

• Charleston and Nashville
• Little Rock and New Orleans
• Atlanta and Talahassee
• New Orleans and Jackson

Latitude lines go from east to west.

• True
• False

Longitude lines run from north to south.

• True
• False

What are the four MAIN directions on the Compass Rose?

• North, South, East, and West
• Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.

• Equator
• Hemisphere
• Tropic of Cancer
• Arctic Circle