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Latitude-Longitude

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Question	Answer
Which lines are horizontal?	Latitude
Latitude lines run _____ to _____.	East, West
The starting point (or main line) of longitude is:	Prime Meridian
What is the line of latitude at 0 degrees?	Equator
Which measurement MUST come first--latitude or longitude?	Latitude
Lines of latitude are also known as:	Parallels
The Equator cuts the earth into:	Northern and Southern Hemispheres
The starting point (or main line) of latitude is:	Equator
Lines of longitude are also known as:	Meridians
Which lines are vertical?	Longitude
The Prime Meridian cuts the earth into:	Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Longitude lines run _____ to _____.	North, South
What is the line of longitude at 0 degrees?	Prime Meridian
Longitude measures how far _____ or _____ of the Prime Meridian a location is.	East, West
___________ measures how far north or south of the Equator a location is.	Latitude

Latitude	Question: Which lines are horizontal?	1	1	false
East, West	Question: Latitude lines run _____ to _____.	2	1	false
Prime Meridian	Question: The starting point (or main line) of longitude is:	3	1	false
Equator	Question: What is the line of latitude at 0 degrees?	4	1	false
Parallels	Question: Lines of latitude are also known as:	6	1	false
Meridians	Question: Lines of longitude are also known as:	9	1	false
Longitude	Question: Which lines are vertical?	10	1	false
North, South	Question: Longitude lines run _____ to _____.	12	1	false