Geography Basics

What is latitude?

• Imaginary lines that circle the Earth. They go north and south.

• Imaginary lines that circle the Earth. They go east and west.

• Distance between two locations on Earth

• Measurement of temperature on Earth

What is longitude?

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

• Imaginary lines that circle the Earth. They go east and west.

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

• Imaginary lines that circle the Earth. They go north and south.

What is the equator?

• A line that separates the Earth's landmasses from its oceans.

• An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

• A line that divides the Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere.

• A line that marks the boundary between the Earth's atmosphere and outer space.

What is the prime meridian?

• The prime meridian is an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and passes through Paris, France.

• The prime meridian is an imaginary line that runs from the South Pole to the North Pole and passes through New York City.

• The prime meridian is an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and passes through Greenwich, London.

• The prime meridian is an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and passes through Tokyo, Japan.

Which subtopic is related to the measurement of distance east or west of the prime meridian?

• longitude

• elevation

• altitude

• latitude

Which subtopic is related to the measurement of distance north or south of the equator?

• longitude

• latitude

• altitude

• elevation

What is the latitude of the North Pole?

• 90 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 0 degrees

What is the longitude of the International Date Line?

• 0 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 270 degrees

• 180 degrees

Which subtopic is represented by the imaginary line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

• Equator

Which subtopic is represented by the imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude?

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian

• Equator