Longitude and Latitude

The Line that marks ZERO degrees LATITUDE is called

• The Equator

• The Prime Meridian

• The Tropic of Cancer

• The Tropic of Capricorn

The North pole is at what degree of Latitude?

• 180 $\degree$ N

• 90 $\degree$ N

• 90 $\degree$ S

• 180 $\degree$ S

All lines of LONGITUDE are also called

• Norths and Souths

• Tropics

• Meridians

• Parallels

All lines of LATITUDE are also called

• Norths and Souths

• Tropics

• Meridians

• Parallels

Which set of coordinates of longitude and latitude are written INCORRECTLY?

• 21 $\degree$ N , 54 $\degree$ W

• 35 $\degree$ N , 121 $\degree$ E

• 97 $\degree$ S , 87 $\degree$ W

• 42 $\degree$ S , 63 $\degree$ E

What line cuts the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

• International Date Line

• The Equator

• The Prime Meridian

• The Tropic of Cancer

Longitude measures how far East and West you are from the Prime Meridian.

• True

• False

Latitude measures how far North and South are from ___________

• The Equator

• The Prime Meridian

• The Tropics

• The International Date Line

Which is the longest latitude?

• The North Pole

• The Tropic of Cancer

• The Equator

• The Tropic of Capricorn

Which is the longest longitude?

• The Prime Meridian

• The International Date Line

• All of them are the same in length

• The Equator