Exploring Latitude and Longitude Concepts

Miss Silva explains how Earth is divided using latitude and longitude lines. Latitude lines run horizontally and are measured in degrees north or south from the equator, while longitude lines run vertically and are measured in degrees east or west from the prime meridian. The video also covers how these lines help divide Earth into hemispheres and how to use coordinates to pinpoint locations on a map.

What is the most important line of latitude called?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

How are lines of latitude north of the equator identified?

• Degrees North

• Degrees East

• Degrees West

• Degrees South

As you move towards the North Pole, do the degrees of latitude increase or decrease?

• Increase

• Decrease

• Stay the same

• Fluctuate

What is the starting point for all lines of longitude?

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

• International Date Line

• Prime Meridian

Longitude lines run from:

• Pole to Pole

• North to South

• East to West

• Equator to Prime Meridian

Which line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian

Which hemisphere is North America located in?

• Southern and Western

• Southern and Eastern

• Northern and Eastern

• Northern and Western

If you are at 40 degrees north and 100 degrees west, which country are you likely in?

• United States

• Mexico

• Canada

• Brazil

What is the latitude coordinate for the equator?

• 0 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 45 degrees

Which continent is closest to 40 degrees south and 140 degrees east?

• Africa

• Australia

• South America

• Asia