Latitude and Longitude
Test your knowledge about the concepts of Latitude and Longitude, the imaginary lines used to determine the location of a place on Earth.
Questions
What is the imaginary line that runs from pole to pole and divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
- Prime Meridian
- Equator
- Tropic of Cancer
- Tropic of Capricorn
What is the imaginary line that runs from east to west and passes through the center of the Earth?
- Prime Meridian
- Equator
- Tropic of Cancer
- Tropic of Capricorn
What is the measure of the angle between the Equator and a given point on the Earth's surface?
- Latitude
- Longitude
- Altitude
- Azimuth
What is the measure of the angle between the Prime Meridian and a given point on the Earth's surface?
- Latitude
- Longitude
- Altitude
- Azimuth
What is the range of latitude values?
- 0° to 90°
- -90° to 90°
- -180° to 180°
- 0° to 360°
What is the range of longitude values?
- 0° to 90°
- -90° to 90°
- -180° to 180°
- 0° to 360°
What is the term for the lines of latitude that run parallel to the Equator?
- Parallels
- Meridians
- Tropics
- Polar Circles
What is the term for the lines of longitude that run parallel to the Prime Meridian?
- Parallels
- Meridians
- Tropics
- Polar Circles
Which of the following is a tropic?
- Tropic of Cancer
- Tropic of Capricorn
- Arctic Circle
- Antarctic Circle
Which of the following is a polar circle?
- Tropic of Cancer
- Tropic of Capricorn
- Arctic Circle
- Antarctic Circle
What is the latitude of the North Pole?
- 0°
- 90°
- 180°
- -90°
What is the longitude of the South Pole?
- 0°
- 90°
- 180°
- -90°
What is the latitude of the Equator?
- 0°
- 90°
- 180°
- -90°
What is the longitude of the Prime Meridian?
- 0°
- 90°
- 180°
- -90°
What is the difference in longitude between two points that are 15° apart?
- 15°
- 30°
- 45°
- 60°