Geography Quiz

What is the term for lines that run north to south on a map?

• Prime Meridian

• Latitude

• Equator

• Longitude

What is the location of the Equator?

• 0 degrees longitute

• 0 degrees latitude

• 90 degrees latitude

• 180 degrees longitude

What do we call the distance of a point from the equator?

• Altitude

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Depth

If a location is measured as 30°N, what does the 'N' stand for?

• North

• South

• East

• West

What is the main purpose of latitude and longitude?

• To calculate distance

• To find locations

• To show elevation

• To measure time

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Northern Hemisphere?

• It has no land

• It includes the equator

• It is always warm

• It is north of the equator

What is the distance of a point measured in degrees from the Prime Meridian called?

• Latitude

• Depth

• Longitude

• Altitude

Which hemisphere is located to the south of the equator?

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

What do we call the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres (0 degrees longitude)?

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

If a location is described as being in the Southern Hemisphere, which direction is it from the equator?

• West

• East

• South

• North