Chap 1-Maps Quiz

What way do lines of longitude run?

• East to West

• North to South
• Diagonal

What is the zero degree longitude line called?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

What is the line of longitude that is 180 degrees both east and west of the Prime Meridian?

• Equator

• International Date Line

• Tropic of Capricorn

What is the line of latitude that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• International Date Line

Where on a cylindrical projection has the least distortions

• At the center
• At the top
• At the bottom
• At the sides

What is the line of latitude that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

On a cylindrical projection, where does the greatest distortion occur?

• At the center

• At the top and bottom

• At the sides

• No distortion

What is the 180 degree longitude line called?

• Equator

• International Date Line

• Prime Meridian

What is the zero point for lines of longitude called?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

What is the line of longitude that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line