Starter quiz

  • What is the Equator?
    • it is the hottest place on Earth
    • it divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres  ✓
    • it's a real line drawn around the middle of the Earth
    • it marks the start of summer around the world
  • The Equator is a line ...
    • of latitude  ✓
    • of longitude
    • that runs from pole to pole
  • Imaginary lines that run from pole to pole are called ...
    • 'longitude' ✓
  • Which of these are true for lines of latitude?
    • they run from pole to pole
    • they are parallel  ✓
    • they describe how far north or south a place is from the Equator  ✓
  • The UK is in the ______ Hemisphere.
    • 'Northern' ✓
  • Order the five major lines of latitude from north to south.
    • 1
      Arctic Circle
    • 2
      Tropic of Capricorn
    • 3
      Equator
    • 4
      Tropic of Cancer
    • 5
      Antarctic Circle
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