Longitude
What direction do longitude lines run?
North and south (vertically).
What direction do latitude lines run?
East and west (horizontally).
What imaginary line divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The Equator.
What direction is directly opposite north?
South.
Which coordinate is written first: latitude or longitude?
Latitude.
What is the name of the imaginary line at 0° longitude?
The Prime Meridian.
What is the name of the imaginary line at 0° latitude?
The Equator.
What imaginary line is located at 0° longitude?
The Prime Meridian.
What direction is halfway between north and east?
Northeast (NE).
At 25° N, 40° W, is the location north or south of the Equator?
North.
Do longitude lines measure distance east and west or north and south of the Prime Meridian?
East and west.
Do latitude lines measure distance north and south or east and west of the Equator?
North and south.
What is the latitude of the Equator?
0° latitude.
What direction is halfway between south and west?
Southwest (SW).
At 15° S, 70° E, is the location east or west of the Prime Meridian?
East.
What does the W mean in 50° W longitude?
West of the Prime Meridian.
A location at 30° N is what direction of the Equator?
North.
What two hemispheres does the Prime Meridian help divide Earth into?
Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
If you walk east and then turn to face halfway between east and south, which direction are you facing?
Southeast (SE).
Which point is in the Southern and Western Hemispheres: (30° N, 20° E) or (30° S, 20° W)?
(30° S, 20° W).
Do longitude lines meet at the poles, or do they stay parallel?
They meet at the North and South Poles.
If a location is at 20° S, what does the S stand for?
South.
At what coordinates do the Equator and Prime Meridian intersect?
0° latitude, 0° longitude.
If you are facing northwest, which direction is directly opposite you?
Southeast (SE).
Point A is at (10° N, 40° E). Point B is at (30° N, 40° E). Which point is farther north?
Point B.