Quiz in Latitude and

Longitude
1. What are latitude and longitude lines?

A: imaginary lines that divide the Earth

B: visible lines that divide the Earth

C: long and short lines that divide the Earth

2. What are latitude and longitude lines
also called?

A: latitudinal lines

B: meridian lines

C: long lines of latitude

3.True or False? The equator is the main line
of longitude.

A: True

B: False
4.This is the main line of longitude.

A: equator

B: northern hemisphere

C: prime meridian
5._______________ lines run from east to west.
They measure distances north and south of
the equator.

A: Longitude

B: Latitude

C: Primary
6.Which line cuts the world into north and
south latitude?

A: equator

B: prime meridian

C: longitude
7.This marks the location of the equator on Earth.

A: 90 degrees

B: 20 degrees

C: 10 degrees

D: 0 degrees
8.Longitude lines run from __________ to
___________, pole to pole.

A: east, west

B: north, south

C: east, south

D: west, north
9.True or False? The prime meridian cuts
the world into west and east longitudes.

A: True

B: False
10.The intersection of the Earth's latitude
and longitude lines form a _________.

A: grid

B: map

C: hemisphere
Find the location of the following countries using
latitude and longitude:

1. Iceland

2. Australia

3. Mongolia

4. Argentina

5. Brazil