Multiple choice

What is the name of the line that is equally distant from the North Pole and the South Pole?

  1. the Tropic of Cancer

  2. the International Date Line

  3. the Equator

  4. the Prime Meridian
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Explanation

The Equator is the imaginary line of latitude located at 0 degrees, which lies exactly halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole. It divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Other lines, like the Tropic of Cancer or the Prime Meridian, do not lie equidistant from both poles.

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