Geography 2nd Cut

What is latitude used to measure?

• The temperature of a region

• How far east or west a location is

• How far north or south a location is

• The height of a location above sea level

What is the maximum value for latitude in degrees?

• 360

• 90

• 180

• 100

What is longitude used to measure?

• The climate of an area

• How far east or west a location is

• How far north or south a location is

• The height of a location above sea level

What is the starting point for measuring longitude?

• The Equator

• The Prime Meridian

• The North Pole

• The Tropic of Cancer

What line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

• International Date Line

What country does the Prime Meridian pass through?

• England

• France

• Brazil

• Ecuador

What do we call the vertical distance between a point on Earth and sea level?

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Elevation angle

What does the Equator divide the Earth into?

• East and West

• North and South

• Up and Down

• Land and Sea

What imaginary line is considered 0° latitude?

• Greenwich Meridian

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

What map projection is best for navigation?

• AuthaGraph

• Mercator

• Dymaxion

• Goode Homolosine