Latitude and Longitude Quiz

What are the horizontal lines on a map called?

• Meridians

• Parallels

• Tropics

• Equators

What is the starting latitude line called?

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

On which date does the sun shine directly overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn?

• June 21

• March 21

• December 21

• September 21

What are the lines that run vertically north and south on a map called?

• Parallels

• Tropics

• Meridians

• Equators

What is the significance of the Equator?

• It marks the northernmost extent of the sun.

• It divides the globe into northern and southern hemispheres.

• It is the starting point for longitude lines.

• It marks the southernmost extent of the sun.

Which latitude line is associated with the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian

What is the starting point for longitude lines?

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Prime Meridian

Which continents lie entirely in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Europe and Asia

• North America and Europe

• Africa and South America

• Asia and Africa

When it is summer at the southern tip of South America, what season is it at the southern tip of Africa?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Autumn

When it is the longest day of the year in North America, the sun shines directly overhead on which line of latitude?

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Arctic Circle