Latitude and longitude! ❤

1. To locate exact places on the earth, one must look at

• a. the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude

• b. the lines of latitude only

• c. the lines of longitude only

• d. a neighboring area to describe the location

2. Lines of latitude and longitude are measured in

• a. only north and south

• b. degrees of a circle

• c. only east and west

• d. degrees of a compass

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3. Latitude lines on a globe run from

• a. north to south

• b. east to west

• c. north to east

• d. south to west

. _______ lines on a globe run from east to west.

• North pole

• South pole

• Latitude

• Longitude

When measuring the lines of latitude, always begin with the ______, which represents 0 degrees.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Longitude

• North Pole

When measuring the lines of longitude, always begin with the _______, which represents 0 degrees.

• South Pole

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Latitude

On a globe, the Equator is the

• 180 degree line

• Horizontal, center line

• Vertical, center line

• 30 degree line

On a globe, the Prime Meridian is the

• Horizontal, center line

• Vertical, center line

• 180 degree line

• 15 degree line

Coordinates are

• a. a degree only

• b. a cardinal direction only

• two sets of degrees and cardinal directions

• c. two degrees only

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Coordinates can be written like this:

• a. 20 degrees S, 140 degrees W

• . All of the above

• c. 20 degrees S, 160 degrees E

• b. 40 degrees N, 120 degrees W