Latitude and Longitude

Which of the following locations is in Texas?

• 30 degrees N, 110 degrees W

• 30 degrees N, 100 degrees w

• 30 degrees N, 90 degrees W

• 40 degrees N, 100 degrees W

Which line of latitude runs through the state of Florida?

• 90 degrees W

• 25 degrees N

• 30 degrees N

• 80 degrees W

Latitude lines run

• east to west

• north to south

The 0 degree line of latitude is called the

• prime meridian

• equator

Which line of latitude runs through the state of California?

• 120 degrees W

• 45 degrees N

• 40 degrees N

• 35 degrees N

Longitude lines run

• east to west

• north to south

Longitude lines are

• horizontal

• vertical

Which line of longitude runs through the state of Washington?

• 110 degrees W

• 45 degrees N

• 120 degrees W

• 90 degrees W

The ________ separates the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

• equator

• prime meridian

The 0 degree line of longitude is called the

• Prime Meridian

• Equator