Understanding Latitude and Longitude

What imaginary line divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

Which latitude is marked as 0 degrees?

• Tropic of Cancer

• North Pole

• Equator

• South Pole

What is the significance of the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn?

• They mark the boundaries of the temperate zones.

• They are the only latitudes that can experience solar eclipses.

• They define the tropical zone with the most sunlight.

• They indicate the start and end of the polar zones.

What zone experiences all four seasons?

• Temperate Zone

• Polar Zone

• Tropical Zone

• Equatorial Zone

What is the prime meridian?

• The line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres.

• A line that indicates the equator.

• The longest latitude line.

• The line that divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres.

Which of the following is not a function of longitudes?

• Defining climate zones

• Dividing the Earth into hemispheres

• Determining time zones

• Locating places on the map

How are time zones determined?

• By counting the longitude degrees between two locations.

• Through the number of latitudes between two places.

• By the distance from the North Pole.

• Using the distance from the equator.

What is the time difference per degree of longitude?

• 4 minutes

• 8 minutes

• 2 minutes

• 6 minutes

How do you find a place using coordinates?

• By locating the longitude first and then the latitude.

• By finding where two latitudes intersect.

• By locating the latitude first and then the longitude.

• By calculating the distance from the equator and prime meridian.

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How many latitudes are there in total?

• 90

• 180

• 720

• 360