What is the equator's role in the coordinate system?

Navigating Earth's Coordinate System: Latitude and Longitude Explained

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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It is the largest circle of longitude.
It divides the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres.
It is the zero mark of longitude.
It divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is true about lines of latitude?
They are measured in degrees east and west.
They intersect at the poles.
They are parallel and never intersect.
They run from top to bottom.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the prime meridian?
The line dividing the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres.
The zero mark of longitude.
The zero mark of latitude.
The line dividing the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which line is on the opposite side of the Earth from the prime meridian?
The Tropic of Cancer
The international date line
The equator
The Arctic Circle
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is unique about the surface ocean current maps discussed?
They only show the northern hemisphere.
They show the prime meridian as a straight line.
They reverse the typical east-west orientation.
They do not include the international date line.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How are degrees of latitude and longitude further divided?
Into east and west
Into kilometers and meters
Into minutes and seconds
Into hours and minutes
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the significance of 41 degrees and 30 minutes north?
It is the equator.
It is halfway between 41 and 42 degrees north.
It is the prime meridian.
It is the international date line.
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