MAP READING SKILL

What are the lines drawn east to west on a map called?

• Latitudes

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Longitudes

What does 23½° N latitude represent?

• North Pole

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• South Pole

What does 90° N latitude represent?

• North Pole

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• South Pole

What does 0° latitude represent?

• North Pole

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• South Pole

How many latitudes are drawn on the globe?

• 179

• 180

• 181

• 182

What are the lines drawn north to south on a map called?

• Longitudes

• Latitudes

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

What lines help to find the location of a place?

• Only Longitudes

• None of the above

• Only Latitudes

• 
  Both Latitudes and Longitudes

  
  

What is the central longitude drawn on a world map?

• Greenwich

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• North Pole

What does 360° longitude represent?

• Prime Meridian (same as 0°)

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• North Pole

What is formed by the intersection of latitudes and longitudes?

• The earth’s grid

• A coordinate system

• A globe

• A map