The word ‘meridian’ is derived from the Latin word __________ which means noon.
  • meradii
  • meridianum
  • meradoia
The time of a place is calculated by the _______ that passes through that place.
  • longitude
  • latitude
  • grid
The time difference between each longitude is _____ minutes.
  • 10
  • 8
  • 4
There are _________________ longitudes on the globe.
  • 360
  • 180
  • 260
The time at the Prime Meridian is known as _________________.
  • Adreanline Mean Time (AMT)
  • Sideline Mean Time (SMT)
  • Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
The Royal Observatory is at __________________.
  • Greenwich,near London
  • Greenwich, near US
  • Greenwich, near Brazil
The lines of longitude are equal in ____________
  • width
  • length
  • height
_____________ divides the Earth in western and eastern hemispheres.
  • Latitude
  • Prime meridian
  • Equator
The lines of latitude and longitude ____________ each other to form a grid.
  • intersect
  • bifurcate
________________ is the longest line of latitude.
  • Equator
  • Prime meridian
  • Longitude
The North and South Poles are at ______ latitude.
  • 90 degree
  • 180 degree
  • 360 degree
The _______________ is the 0° longitude that passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, near London.
  • Equator
  • Prime meridian
The vertical lines on the globe are called __________________.
  • Parallels of latitude
  • meridians of longitude.
  • grid
The Antarctic Circle is _______________ latitude in the Southern Hemisphere
  • 66 and half degree South
  • 66 and half degree North
  • 23 and half degree North
The Equator is the longest latitude and is, therefore, called the ______________.
  • Great sphere
  • meridian
  • Great circle
Apart from the Equator, there are _______ parallels of latitude.
  • 360
  • 180
  • 181
_______ helps us to locate places.
  • latitude
  • longitude
  • grid
_____________________ lies opposite to the Prime Meridian at 180° longitude.
  • International Date line
  • Equator
  • meridian
The Tropic of Cancer is ______ latitude in the Northern Hemisphere
  • 23 and half degree south
  • 90 degree north
  • 23 and half degree north
The length of the latitudes ____________ as we move farther from the Equator towards the poles
  • same
  • increases
  • decreases
lines of latitude runs in ______________ direction.
  • north -south
  • south -north
  • east-west
_____________ Line separates two calendar dates.
  • Equator
  • Prime meridian
  • The International Date
________ divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemisphere.
  • Prime meridian
  • Equator
  • latitude
_______ run from North Pole to South Pole.
  • equator
  • latitude
  • Meridians 
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