Latitude & Longitude

Question 1

Give 8 facts about lines of longitude?

Answer 1

1. Known as meridians
2. Run North to South
3. Measure distance East to West from prime meridian
4. Furthest apart at equator and meet at poles
5. Cross equator at right angles
6. Lie in planes that pass through earths axis.
7. Are equal in length.
8. Are halves of great circles.

Question 2

What are 3 important lines of latitude?

Answer 2

Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn

Question 3

Define the equator?

Answer 3

It is at 0 degrees and divides the earth equally into Northern and Southern Hemispheres

Question 4

Define the other 2 lines of latitude?

Answer 4

The Tropic of Cancer is about 23 degrees north of the equator and Tropic of Capricorn is about 23 degrees south of equator.

Question 5

Define lines of longitude

Answer 5

The most important line at 0 degrees is the Greenwich meridian or prime meridian and it divides the earth equally into Western and Eastern hemispheres.

Question 6

Give 8 facts about lines of latitude?

Answer 6

1. Known as parallels
2. Run East to West
3. Measure north or south from equator
4. They never meet
5. Cross prime meridian at right angles
6. Lie in planes that cross earth’s axis at right angles.
7. Get shorter towards poles
8. Equator is the longest.