Latitude and Longitude

What is latitude?

• Distance of a place on Earth from the North Pole

• Distance of a place on Earth from the South Pole

• Distance of a place on Earth from the Prime Meridian

• Angular distance of a place on Earth from the equator

What is longitude?

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

• 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.

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

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian

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

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

What are latitude and longitude used for?

• To specify geographic coordinates

• To calculate distance and speed

• To determine the time of sunrise and sunset

• To measure temperature and humidity

Which of the following is an example of latitude?

• The Prime Meridian

• The Equator

• The Tropic of Cancer

• The International Date Line

Which of the following is an example of length?

• The Tropic of Cancer

• The Prime Meridian

• The Equator

• The International Date Line

What is the latitude of the North Pole?

• 180 degrees

• 0 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 90 degrees

What is the length of the Prime Meridian?

• 45 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 0 degrees

What are the coordinates of the intersection of the equator and the prime meridian?

• 180, 0

• 0, 90

• 0, 0

• 90, 0