Equator and Hemispheres Worksheet

What is the latitude of the Equator?

• 0°

• 45°

• 90°

• 180°

Everything to the north of the equator is in the ______.

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

Everything to the south of the equator is in the ______.

• Southern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

What are the four hemispheres of the Earth?

• Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western

• Northern, Southern, Central, and Coastal

• Eastern, Western, Central, and Arctic

• Northern, Southern, Arctic, and Antarctic

What is the Prime Meridian?

• The earth's 0 line of longitude

• The earth's 0 line of latitude

• The line dividing the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

• The line dividing the Arctic and Antarctic Circles

Which hemispheres does the Prime Meridian separate?

• Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• Northern and Southern Hemispheres

• Arctic and Antarctic Hemispheres

• Central and Coastal Hemispheres

Everything east of the Prime Meridian 180 degrees is in which hemisphere?

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

Everything west of the Prime Meridian 180 degrees is in which hemisphere?

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

What do lines of latitude measure?

• North and south of the equator

• East and west of the Prime Meridian

• Height above sea level

• Distance between continents

What are lines of latitude also called?

• Parallels

• Meridians

• Equators

• Axes