Latitude, Longitude & Coordinates
Latitude and longitude, the poles and the Prime Meridian, grid references, and how GPS pins a location.
- Difficulty:
- medium
- Questions:
- 10
Questions in this quiz
Q1. What do lines of latitude measure?
- • Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
- • Ocean depth
- • Height above sea level
- • Distance north or south of the Equator
Q2. What do lines of longitude measure?
- • Slope of land
- • Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
- • Distance from the nearest ocean
- • Distance north or south of the Equator
Q3. What does a grid reference help you find?
- • A location on a map
- • The oldest city
- • The source of a river
- • The deepest lake
Q4. Which coordinate comes first in the common latitude-longitude format?
- • Latitude
- • Elevation
- • Time zone
- • Longitude
Q5. What is the latitude of the Equator?
- • 66.5 degrees south
- • 23.5 degrees north
- • 0 degrees
- • 180 degrees
Q6. What is the longitude of the Prime Meridian?
- • 180 degrees
- • 0 degrees
- • 90 degrees east
- • 90 degrees west
Q7. What is the latitude of the North Pole?
- • 45 degrees north
- • 0 degrees
- • 180 degrees
- • 90 degrees north
Q8. What is the latitude of the South Pole?
- • 180 degrees
- • 90 degrees south
- • 0 degrees
- • 23.5 degrees south
Q9. What does GPS stand for?
- • Global Positioning System
- • Geographic Planning Survey
- • Ground Path System
- • General Planetary Scale
Q10. What does elevation mean on a map?
- • Distance from a capital city
- • Distance from the Equator
- • Height above sea level
- • Width of a river