What is latitude and longitude used for?

Location Quiz

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9th Grade
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Timothy Kireta
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Latitude and longitude are used to specify the geographic coordinates of a location on the Earth's surface.
Latitude and longitude are used to determine the elevation of a location.
Latitude and longitude are used to track the movement of celestial bodies.
Latitude and longitude are used to measure the distance between two locations.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the two components of geographic coordinates?
latitude and longitude
longitude and altitude
latitude and altitude
altitude and longitude
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the range of latitude?
0 to 180
-180 to 180
0 to 360
-90 to +90
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the range of longitude?
0 to 180 degrees
-90 to +90 degrees
-180 to +180 degrees
0 to 360 degrees
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the four cardinal directions?
north, south, east, west
up, down, left, right
front, back, left, right
clockwise, counterclockwise, left, right
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the relative location of a place?
Position in relation to other places or landmarks
Distance from other places
Climate of the place
Population of the place
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which direction is 0 degrees latitude?
North Pole
South Pole
Prime Meridian
Equator
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