Longitude vs. Latitude

What is latitude?

• Angular distance of a location on Earth from the North Pole.

• Distance between two locations on Earth's surface.

• Measurement of the Earth's circumference at a specific location.

• Angular distance of a location on Earth from the equator

What is longitude?

• A geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface.

• A geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on the Earth's surface.

• A geographic coordinate that specifies the altitude of a point on the Earth's surface.

• A unit of measurement used to calculate distance between two points on the Earth's surface.

Which line of latitude is considered as the starting point for measuring latitude?

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian

Which line of longitude is considered as the starting point for measuring longitude?

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

What are coordinates?

• A set of numbers that represent a specific location on a map or a grid system.

• A type of mathematical equation

• A unit of measurement for distance

• A type of map projection

What is the maximum latitude value?

• 90 degrees

• 0 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 180 degrees

What is the maximum longitude value?

• 90

• 270

• 360

• 180

Which line of latitude is located at 23.5 degrees north?

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

• Antarctic Circle

• Tropic of Cancer

Which line of latitude is located at 23.5 degrees south?

• Antarctic Circle

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

What is the intersection point of the equator and the prime meridian called?

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian