Navigating Longitude and Latitude

Why do pilots need invisible lines like longitude and latitude?

• To measure altitude

• To avoid other planes

• To navigate and find specific locations

• To see signs floating in the air

What is the purpose of a compass?

• To measure distance

• To tell direction

• To locate longitude

• To find altitude

What do lines of longitude separate?

• Left and Right

• North and South

• East and West

• Up and Down

What is the prime meridian?

• 0 degrees longitude

• 10 degrees latitude

• 10 degrees longitude

• 0 degrees latitude

How are longitude lines labeled?

• By distance from the equator

• By degrees east and west from the prime meridian

• By temperature

• By altitude

What do latitude lines separate?

• Left and Right

• North and South

• East and West

• Up and Down

What is the equator?

• 0 degrees longitude

• 10 degrees longitude

• 0 degrees latitude

• 10 degrees latitude

What are the two halves of the globe called?

• Sectors

• Segments

• Hemispheres

• Quarters

What are coordinates?

• A type of map

• A direction

• A single number

• A pair of numbers indicating a specific point

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What is the main takeaway about longitude and latitude?

• They are visible lines on the globe

• They are used for navigation and intersect at specific points

• They measure altitude

• They are only used by pilots