Geography Quiz: Latitude, Longitude, and Time Zones

What are the imaginary lines that divide the Earth horizontally called?

• Meridians

• Parallels

• Equators

• Longitudes

How many lines of latitude are there?

• 24

• 180

• 90

• 360

What is the main line of latitude called?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• North Pole

• International Date Line

What do we call the lines that divide the Earth vertically?

• Equators

• Time Zones

• Longitudes

• Parallels

What is the main line of longitude called?

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

What is the degree of the Equator?

• 90 degrees

• 45 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 0 degrees

How many lines of longitude are there?

• 180

• 360

• 24

• 12

What happens when you cross the International Date Line from east to west?

• You lose a day

• You gain a day

• Nothing happens

• It becomes noon

How many time zones is the Earth divided into?

• 36

• 48

• 12

• 24

What is a time zone?

• A line of longitude

• A line of latitude

• A region where the same time is used

• A region with different weather