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Latitude Packet

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Question 1

1.

0° latitude is called the:

North Pole

Equator

South Pole

Question 2

2.

Lines of latitude on a globe are called:

Question 3

3.

Parallels run which directions?

North

South

East

West

Question 4

4.

The latitude of the North Pole is

90°N

0°S

90°S

Question 5

5.

Which parallel runs through Florida?

45°N

30°N

15°N

Question 6

6.

What is located at 90°S latitude?

North Pole

Equator

South Pole

Question 7

7.

What parallel runs through Canada?

90°N

60°N

45°N

Question 8

8.

What is the symbol for degrees?

N

S

°

Question 9

9.

The parallels above the equator are which direction?

North

South

East

West

Question 10

10.

The parallels below the equator are which direction?

North

South

East

West

Question 11

11.

What is at 0° latitude?

North Pole

Equator

South Pole

Question 12

12.

Lines north and south of the equator are called:

North Pole

Parallels of latitude

South Pole

Question 13

13.

Which line is closer to the equator?

30°N

15°S

Question 14

14.

Which line is closer to the South Pole?

45°S

30°S

Question 15

15.

If you wanted to find a city located at 45°N, would you look above or below the equator?

Above

Below

Question 16

16.

Which continent on the map is entirely north of the equator?

North America

South America

Antarctica

Question 17

17.

South America lies between 60°S and what other parallel of latitude?

15°S

0°

15°N

Question 18

18.

The equator runs through the northern part of what continent?

North America

South America

Antarctica

Question 19

19.

Denver and New York are close to which parallel?

45°N

40°N

35°N

Question 20

20.

Which two cities are between 45°N and 50°N?

Montreal

New York

Seattle

Des Moines

Question 21

21.

Los Angeles and Memphis are near which parallel?

40°N

35°N

30°N

Question 22

22.

Tallahassee is closest to which parallel?

35°N

30°N

25°N

Question 23

23.

St. Louis is between which parallels?

45°N

40°N

35°N

30°N

Question 24

24.

Which city is farthest north?

Seattle

Montreal

Halifax

Question 25

25.

Which city is farthest south?

Miami

Brownsville

San Diego

Guadalajara

Question 26

26.

San Francisco is halfway between what two parallels?

45°N

40°N

35°N

30°N

Question 27

27.

San Diego is between which two parallels?

40°N

35°N

30°N

25°N

Question 28

28.

The United States is between which two parallel lines?

50°N

45°N

40°N

35°N

30°N

25°N

20°N