Latitude and Longitude

What is the system of lines used to describe the location of any place on Earth called?

• Latitude and longitude

• Equator and Prime Meridian

• Time zones

• Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

Lines of latitude run in which direction across the earth?

• East-to-west

• North-to-south

• Diagonal

• Vertical

Lines of longitude run from the North Pole to the South Pole. What are these lines also called?

• Meridians

• Parallels

• Equators

• Latitudes

The line that marks 0° longitude passes through which city and country?

• Greenwich, England

• Paris, France

• Cairo, Egypt

• New York, USA

What is the name of the imaginary line that lies halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole of the Earth?

• The Equator

• The Prime Meridian

• The Tropic of Cancer

• The International Date Line

Which of the following is true about lines of latitude?

• They run from the North Pole to the South Pole

• They run in an east-to-west direction

• They are called meridians

• They describe positions east and west of the prime meridian

According to the table, what is the total number of degrees for longitude?

• 360°

• 180°

• 90°

• 270°

According to the table, what does a negative number mean for latitude?

• South (S)

• North (N)

• East (E)

• West (W)

How many degrees are there in a circle?

• 360 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 100 degrees

What is the latitude of the North Pole?

• 90° N

• 0° N

• 45° N

• 60° N