Earth's Hemispheres

The imaginary line which divides the Earth into 2 halves is called the _______.

• Prime Meredian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

A number of latitudes and longitudes that criss-cross with each other forms a ____.

• Parallel

• Grid

• Longitude

• Latitude

Arctic Circle is numbered as ____.

• 66.5° S

• 23.5° N

• 0°

• 66.5° N

There are ____ meridians.

• 360

• 181

• 180

• 361

What is the time it takes for the Earth to rotate 1° longitude?

• 4 hours

• 360 minutes

• 4 minutes

• 15 minutes

Longitudes run from ________.

• East to West

• North to South

• West to East

• South to North

If the time in the Prime Meridian is 1:00 PM, what will be the time in 15° W latitude?

• 2:00 PM

• 12:00 PM

• 12:00 AM

• 1:00 AM