Latitude and Longitude

Lines of Longitude measure how far from the _______ a place is located.

• Equator
• International Date Line
• Prime Meridian
• Tropic of Cancer

Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located?

• Longitude
• Latitude

Lines of Longitude run from the _____ to the ______.

• East, West
• North, South
• South, East
• North, West

Latitude lines run from the _____ to the  _______.

• West, East
• North, South
• North, East
• South, West

What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• North Pole
• South Pole

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• North Pole
• South Pole

• The map show the lines of longitude.
• The map shows the lines of latitude.

• The map shows lines of longitude.
• The map shows lines of latitude.

Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W? 

• A
• D
• E
• H

What is the approximate location of G?

• 100^oW, 40^oN
• 40^oN, 100^oW
• 40^oS, 100^oW
• 40^oN, 100^oE