Longitude and Latitude Quiz

Which line runs from the North Pole to the South Pole?

• Longitude

• The Equator

• Latitude

• All the above

Which line runs all the way around the Earth, parallel to other lines with the same name?

• Longitude

• All the above

• The Prime Meridian

• Latitude

Which country does the Prime Meridian run through?

• Ecuador

• The United Kingdom

• The United States

• All the above

Which of the following countries does the Equator run through?

• All the above

• The United States

• The United Kingdom

• Ecuador

How do you write the coordinates of a location which falls between lines of latitude and longitude?

• You only write the latitude

• You don't use latitude and longitude

• By using the decimal point

• By using fractions

Who invented the first geographic coordinate system?

• Hipparchus

• Aristotle

• Plato

• Socrates

What is the latitude of the Equator?

• 90 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 0 degrees

• 180 degrees

How many latitude lines are there north of the Equator?

• 45

• 180

• 90

• 360

What is the longitude of the Prime Meridian?

• 45 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 0 degrees

What is the longitude line directly opposite the Prime Meridian called?

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

• Antemeridian

• Equator