Lines & Zones of the Globe
The imaginary lines that organize the globe — the Equator and tropics, the polar circles, the Prime Meridian and the Date Line.
- Difficulty:
- medium
- Questions:
- 10
Questions in this quiz
Q1. What imaginary line divides Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
- • Equator
- • Prime Meridian
- • Arctic Circle
- • Tropic of Capricorn
Q2. What imaginary line divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
- • Prime Meridian
- • Equator
- • Tropic of Cancer
- • International Date Line
Q3. What is the 180-degree line of longitude called?
- • Antimeridian
- • Equator
- • Tropic of Cancer
- • Prime Meridian
Q4. What line of longitude is roughly associated with changing calendar dates?
- • International Date Line
- • Prime Meridian
- • Tropic of Cancer
- • Equator
Q5. What is the Tropic of Cancer?
- • A current in the Pacific
- • A line of longitude through Greenwich
- • A line of latitude about 23.5 degrees north
- • A mountain chain in Asia
Q6. What is the Tropic of Capricorn?
- • A boundary between oceans
- • A line of longitude at 90 degrees east
- • A desert in Australia
- • A line of latitude about 23.5 degrees south
Q7. Which circle of latitude lies about 66.5 degrees north?
- • Arctic Circle
- • Equator
- • Prime Meridian
- • Antarctic Circle
Q8. Which circle of latitude lies about 66.5 degrees south?
- • Equator
- • Arctic Circle
- • Antarctic Circle
- • Tropic of Cancer
Q9. What is the term for half of the Earth?
- • Meridian
- • Continent
- • Archipelago
- • Hemisphere
Q10. Which hemisphere is Canada mostly located in?
- • Northern and Eastern
- • Northern and Western
- • Southern and Western
- • Southern and Eastern