Question #1

Where can you see latitude and longitude lines?

a) from the air

b) on a map or globe

c) around fault lines

d) on the bottom of the ocean

e)

Question #2

What is the weather like at 0 degrees latitude?

a) hot and tropical

b) temperate

c) frigid

d) hot in the summer, cold in the winter

e)

Question #3

The lines of latitude and longitude form an imaginary __________________ over the planet.

a) box

b) diagonal

c) pattern

d) grid

e)

Question #4

How many degrees of latitude are there between the North and South Poles?

a) 90

b) 100

c) 180

d) 360

e)

Question #5

What is the 0-degree latitude line called?

a) latitude-zero

b) 180 degrees longitude

c) the equator

d) the prime meridian

e)

Question #6

What is the significance of Greenwich, England?

a) It's where 0 latitude and 0 longitude cross

b) The Prime Meridian runs through it

c) It's where the Tropic of Cancer meets the Tropic of Capricorn

d) The equator runs through it

e)

Question #7

Between every two degrees of longitude there are sixty

a) seconds

b) minutes

c) latitudes

d) meridians

e)

Question #8

Between every two minutes of longitude there are sixty

a) microminutes

b) additional minutes

c) microlongitudes

d) seconds

e)

Question #9

How many degrees of longitude are there to the east and west of the Prime Meridian?

a) 90

b) 100

c) 180

d) 360

e)

Question #10

What is the weather like at 90 degrees south latitude?

a) frigid

b) tropical

c) temperate

d) hot in summer, cold in the winter

e)

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