Latitude and Longitude | Using Coordinates to Find Places on a Map

Latitude Lines run in which direction?

• North-South

• Northeast-Southwest

• East-West

• Northwest-Southeast

The longest line of latitude is called the

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

The longest latitude line divides the earth into two hemispheres known as 

• East and West

• North and South

The Equator is at what number degrees latitude?

• 0

• 5

• -5

What two lines of latitude make up the boundaries for the tropical zone?

• Equator and prime meridian 

• Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Gemini 

• Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn 

• none of the of above 

Name and describe the differences between the zones of the earth

What is the name of the zero degree longitude line?

What two hemispheres does the prime meridian divide the earth into? 

What is the name given to the two points used to find a place on the map? 

Which is labeled first when you get a pair of coordinates? 

• Longitude

• Latitude