Latitude and Longitude MCQ Quiz - Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. The total number of longitudes are

1. 360
2. 180
3. 90

2. Coordinates can be written like this

1. 20 degrees S, 140 degrees W
2. 40 degrees N, 120 degrees W
3. 20 degrees S, 160 degrees E
4. All of the above

3. The Longitudes divides earth into how many time zones?

1. 3 time zones
2. 15 time zones
3. 24 time zones
4. 360 time zones

4. The value of the prime meridian is

1. 90 degree longitude
2. 0 degree longitude
3. 60 degree longitude

5. Coordinates are

1. a degree only
2. a cardinal direction only
3. two degrees only
4. two sets of degrees and cardinal directions

6. Through which continent does the Tropic of Cancer,Tropic of Capricorn and the Equator pass?

1. Africa
2. Europe
3. Asia
4. South America

7. The length of the latitudes are

1. All the latitudes have same length
2. longest at the poles
3. becomes longer towards the poles.
4. longest at the equator

8. On a globe, the Equator is the

1. Horizontal, center line
2. Vertical, center line
3. 30 degree line
4. 180 degree line

9. On a globe, the Prime Meridian is the

1. Horizontal, center line
2. Vertical, center line
3. 180 degree line
4. 15 degree line

10. _______ lines on a globe run from east to west

1. North pole
2. South pole
3. Latitude
4. Longitude