Longitude And Latitude

Question 1

Give the important lines of latitude

Answer 1

the equator (0°)
the Tropic of Cancer (23.5° north)
the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° south)
the Arctic circle (66.5° north)
the Antarctic circle (66.5° south)
the North Pole (90° north)
the South Pole (90° south)

Question 2

How long is the equator?

Answer 2

40,075km

Question 3

How long is the Antarctic circle?

Answer 3

17662km

Question 4

How long is the South Pole?

Answer 4

0km

Question 5

Longitude

Answer 5

Lines of longitude run from the top of the Earth to the bottom. They are not parallel as lines of latitude are - they meet at a point at the north and south poles and are called meridians.

Question 6

Give an important line of longitude

Answer 6

The prime meridian/the Greenwich 0° north to south