Latitude and Longitude

What is the starting point for measuring latitude?

• North Pole

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer

Which latitude line marks the boundary of the Arctic Circle?

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

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CCSS.4.MD.C.5B

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

How many minutes difference does each degree of longitude represent?

• Fifteen minutes

• Sixty minutes

• Four minutes

• One minute

What coordinates would you use to locate India?

• 20 degrees latitude and 78 degrees longitude

• 90 degrees latitude and 180 degrees longitude

• 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude

• 78 degrees latitude and 20 degrees longitude

How many longitudes are there around the Earth?

• 118

• 180

• 360

• 90