Understanding Latitude and Longitude

1. What is the name of the line at 0° latitude?

• C. Equator

• Tropic of Aries

• Antarctic Circle

• Tropic of Leo

2. What do longitude lines measure? A. Distance north or south of the equator B. Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian C. The height of a location D. The size of a place

• D. The size of a place

• C. The height of a location

• B. Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian

• A. Distance north or south of the equator

3. What is the latitude of the South Pole?

• B. 90°S

• D. 30°S

• A. 0°N

• C. 90°E

4. What is the longitude of the Prime Meridian?

• 30°N

• B. 0°

• 120°E

• 60°W

5. Which of these is a line of latitude?

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

• B. Tropic of Cancer

• North Pole

6. Which line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

• Tropic of Cancer

• A. Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

• International Date Line

7. Which coordinate represents a location in the Southern Hemisphere? A. 45°N, 120°E B. 60°S, 30°W C. 15°N, 75°E D. 0°, 90°E

• B. 60°S, 30°W

• 10°N, 0°E

• 45°S, 75°W

• 30°N, 120°E

8. What is the latitude of the Tropic of Cancer?

• 30°N

• 15°N

• A. 23.5°N

• 10°S

9. Which line is located at 180° longitude?

• C. Arctic Circle

• A. Tropic of Cancer

• D. Greenwich Meridian

• B. International Date Line

10. What is the significance of the Equator?

• It divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres

• It marks the boundary of the Antarctic Circle

• It is the longest line of latitude

• C. It is the line at 0° latitude