Latitude and Longitude

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1. What is the name of the line of latitude at 0 degrees?

Prime Meridian

Tropic of Cancer

Equator

International Date Line

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2. Which line of longitude is at 0 degrees and serves as the reference point for measuring east and west?

Equator

Prime Meridian

Tropic of Capricorn

Antarctic Circle

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3. What is the maximum number of degrees that latitude can reach?

180°

360°

90°

100°

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4. The International Date Line is roughly located at which longitude?

0°

90° East

180°

90° West

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5. Which important line of latitude is located at approximately 23.5 degrees South?

Tropic of Cancer

Arctic Circle

Tropic of Capricorn

Antarctic Circle

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6. What is the main purpose of the grid system of latitudes and longitudes?

To measure time zones

To create maps

To precisely locate any place on Earth

To predict the weather

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7. Which of the following best describes lines of longitude?

They are parallel circles that never meet.

They are also called parallels.

They are farthest apart at the equator and meet at the poles.

They measure distance north and south of the Prime Meridian.

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8. What is the primary difference between how latitude and longitude are measured?

Latitude uses numbers, longitude uses letters.

Latitude is measured from the Poles, longitude from the Equator.

Latitude is measured from a natural reference (Equator), while longitude is measured from an arbitrary reference (Prime Meridian).

There is no difference; they are measured the same way.

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9. If it is noon at a location on the Prime Meridian (0°), what time is it at a location 45 degrees west?

3:00 AM

9:00 AM

3:00 PM

9:00 PM

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10. Which pair of coordinates is written in the correct standard format?

Latitude: 90° N, Longitude: 181° E

Latitude: 45.5°, Longitude: -122.5°

Longitude: 40° N, Latitude: 74° W

N 77° 12', W 149° 30'

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11. The Arctic Circle is a line of latitude that experiences what unique phenomenon?

The sun is directly overhead at least once a year.

At least one 24-hour period of continuous daylight and one of continuous darkness each year.

It has exactly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness every day.

It marks the boundary of the tropics.

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12. What is the significance of the coordinates 0°, 0°?

The location of the North Pole.

The point where the Equator and the Prime Meridian intersect.

The deepest point in the ocean.

The location of Greenwich, England.

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13. What is the angular distance of a point east or west of the Prime Meridian called?

Latitude

Longitude

Altitude

Declination

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14. How many time zones are there theoretically, based on 15-degree increments of longitude?

180

360

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15. Which line of latitude is located at 66.5 degrees north?

Tropic of Cancer

Antarctic Circle

Arctic Circle

Tropic of Capricorn

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