Exploring Latitude and Longitude

What is the main significance of the Equator on Earth?

• It divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

• It divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

• It marks the location of the Prime Meridian.

Which line of longitude is known as the Prime Meridian?

Which of the following best describes latitude lines?

• They run from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• They are also called meridians.

• They run parallel to the Equator.

• They measure distances east and west.

• Northeast (NE) Quadrant

• Northwest (NW) Quadrant

• Southeast (SE) Quadrant

• Southwest (SW) Quadrant

Which hemisphere is Australia located in?

• Northern and Eastern Hemispheres

• Southern and Eastern Hemispheres

• Northern and Western Hemispheres

• Southern and Western Hemispheres

What is the value of the Equator in degrees latitude?

Which of the following statements is true about longitude lines?

• They are parallel to each other.

• They meet at the Equator.

• They are also called parallels.

• They meet at the poles.

• NE Quadrant

• NW Quadrant

• SE Quadrant

• SW Quadrant

• Moscow

• Cairo

• Sydney

• Buenos Aires

Which of the following is NOT true about the Prime Meridian?

• It passes through Greenwich, England.

• It divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

• It helps define Eastern and Western Hemispheres.