Latitudes and Longitudes - SS1 Geography Past Questions and Answers - page 1
What is the primary purpose of latitudes?
Determine time zones
Measure east-west positions
Measure north-south positions
Calculate the distance between two points
Which line marks the southern boundary of the tropics?
International Date Line
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
What is the reference point for measuring longitudes?
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
International Date Line
Prime Meridian
What is the primary use of longitudes?
Measure north-south positions
Determine time zones
Calculate the distance between two points
Measure east-west positions
Which line is used for keeping track of time and date changes when traveling east or west?
Prime Meridian
Equator
International Date Line
Tropic of Cancer
What are great circles?
The largest circles that can be drawn on Earth's surface
Small circles formed by planes passing through the Earth's center
Circles of latitude
Circles of longitude
Which line runs through Greenwich, England, and serves as the Prime Meridian?
Tropic of Cancer
International Date Line
Arctic Circle
Prime Meridian
How are latitude and longitude values measured?
In meters
In degrees, minutes, and seconds
In kilometers
In radians
What do small circles represent in the context of geographic coordinates?
Circles formed by planes passing through the Earth's center
The largest circles on Earth
Lines of latitude
Lines of longitude
What is the latitude value of the North Pole?
0 degrees
90 degrees north
23.5 degrees north
66.5 degrees north