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Which of the following correctly describes latitude?
Which of the following correctly describes latitude?
- Specifies the north-south position of a point on Earth
- Specifies the east-west position of a point on Earth
- Circle the Earth from North to South (correct)
- Divides the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres
What is the primary function of longitude?
What is the primary function of longitude?
- Specify the north-south position of a point on Earth
- Specify the east-west position of a point on Earth (correct)
- Divide the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres
- Circle the Earth from North to South
Which statement about the hemispheres is accurate?
Which statement about the hemispheres is accurate?
- The globe is divided into 2 hemispheres, the Eastern and Western hemispheres
- The globe is divided into 4 hemispheres: North, South, East, and West (correct)
- The equator divides the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres
- There are 3 hemispheres: Northern, Southern, and Equatorial
What geographical feature divides the Earth into North and South?
What geographical feature divides the Earth into North and South?
How many hemispheres does the Earth have?
How many hemispheres does the Earth have?