Latitude and Longitude

What is latitude?

• Distance of a location on Earth from the Prime Meridian

• Distance of a location on Earth from the South Pole

• Distance of a location on Earth from the North Pole

• Angular distance of a location on Earth from the equator

What is longitude?

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

• Longitude is a term used to describe the distance between two points on a map.

• Longitude is a unit of measurement used to calculate time zones.

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

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

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

• Equator

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

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

What is the maximum value of latitude?

• 90

• 180

• -90

• 0

What is the maximum value of longitude?

• 90

• 360

• -180

• 180

Which hemisphere is located north of the equator?

• Southern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

Which hemisphere is located south of the equator?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

Which hemisphere is located east of the prime meridian?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

Which hemisphere is located west of the prime meridian?

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere