Mixed Questions
Latitude & Longitude
Placing on a map
100
1. The line of zero degrees latitude is the: A. equator B. International Date Line C. Prime Meridian
What is A. equator
100
The equator separates the globe into two halves called__________________________. Lines Directions hemispheres
What is hemispheres
100
30 N 100W
What is Texas
200
2. Lines running parallel to the equator are called: A. meridians B. latitude C. longitude
What is B. latitude
200
North of the equator is the _____________hemisphere.
What is Northern
200
40 N 110W
What is Utah
300
3. What does latitude measure?
What is North and South
300
South of the equator is the ______________hemisphere.
What is Southern
300
40 N 90W
What is Illinois
400
Lines of longitude locate places in which directions?
What is East and West
400
The prime meridian is located in which country?
What is Greenwich England
400
40 N 120 W
What is Nevada
500
Latitude and longitude are written: A. in words B. in symbols C. like coordinates on a graph
What is C. like coordinates on a graph
500
The starting meridian (0ยบ) longitude is called the
What is Prime meridian
500
30 N 90 W
What is Louisiana