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- A. Only at the poles
- B. Yes, they are 360° apart
- C. No; they identify the same meridian
- D. Yes, one is in the east and one in the west
Explanation: 180° east and 180° west are the same line.
Correct answer: No; they identify the same meridian- A. Yes, always
- B. Yes, except in the Arctic
- C. No; it follows the prime meridian instead
- D. No; it deviates to accommodate countries and island groups
Explanation: The Date Line zigzags around the 180° meridian to keep island nations on one calendar day.
Correct answer: No; it deviates to accommodate countries and island groups- A. The Northern and Eastern Hemispheres
- B. The Southern and Eastern Hemispheres
- C. The Southern and Western Hemispheres
- D. The Northern and Western Hemispheres
Explanation: North latitude puts it in the Northern Hemisphere; east longitude puts it in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Correct answer: The Northern and Eastern Hemispheres- A. The Southern and Western Hemispheres
- B. The Northern and Western Hemispheres
- C. The Northern and Eastern Hemispheres
- D. The Southern and Eastern Hemispheres
Explanation: South latitude means the Southern Hemisphere; west longitude means the Western Hemisphere.
Correct answer: The Southern and Western Hemispheres- A. The Northern and Eastern Hemispheres
- B. The Northern and Western Hemispheres
- C. The Southern and Western Hemispheres
- D. The Southern and Eastern Hemispheres
Explanation: North latitude and west longitude place it in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.
Correct answer: The Northern and Western Hemispheres- A. The Southern and Western Hemispheres
- B. The Northern and Eastern Hemispheres
- C. The Southern and Eastern Hemispheres
- D. The Northern and Western Hemispheres
Explanation: South latitude and east longitude place it in the Southern and Eastern Hemispheres.
Correct answer: The Southern and Eastern Hemispheres- A. 23.5°
- B. 24.5°
- C. 23.3°
- D. 23.03°
Explanation: Thirty minutes is half a degree, so 23°30′ equals 23.5°.
Correct answer: 23.5°- A. 45°25′
- B. 45°15′
- C. 45°02′
- D. 45°52′
Explanation: A quarter of a degree is 15 minutes, so 45.25° equals 45°15′.
Correct answer: 45°15′- A. 10°
- B. 55°
- C. 15°
- D. 5°
Explanation: Subtracting 20° from 35° gives a 15° difference.
Correct answer: 15°- A. 15°
- B. 5°
- C. 25°
- D. 35°
Explanation: From 20° N down to the Equator is 20°, plus 15° to 15° S, totalling 35°.
Correct answer: 35°- A. About 11 kilometres
- B. About 111 kilometres
- C. About 1,111 kilometres
- D. About 1,011 kilometres
Explanation: One degree of latitude corresponds to roughly 111 km on the ground.
Correct answer: About 111 kilometres- A. 1,110 kilometres
- B. 555 kilometres
- C. 55 kilometres
- D. 111 kilometres
Explanation: Five degrees of latitude at 111 km each gives 555 km.
Correct answer: 555 kilometres- A. No; it is smallest at the Equator and increases towards the poles
- B. Yes, it is 111 km everywhere
- C. Yes, except at the poles
- D. No; it is greatest at the Equator and decreases towards the poles
Explanation: Meridians converge toward the poles, so a degree of longitude shrinks with latitude.
Correct answer: No; it is greatest at the Equator and decreases towards the poles- A. 340°
- B. 180°
- C. 10°
- D. 20°
Explanation: The two meridians are 10° on either side of the 180° line, so the smaller gap is 20°.
Correct answer: 20°5775. What are antipodes?
- A. Points where the Equator meets the prime meridian
- B. The two tropics
- C. Two points directly opposite each other on Earth, with opposite latitudes and longitudes differing by 180°
- D. Points on the same meridian at equal latitudes
Explanation: Antipodes are diametrically opposite points on the globe.
Correct answer: Two points directly opposite each other on Earth, with opposite latitudes and longitudes differing by 180°5776. A lake is:
- A. An underground water reserve
- B. A coastal inlet of the ocean
- C. A flowing channel of water reaching the sea
- D. An inland body of standing water occupying a basin surrounded by land
Explanation: A lake is still water held in a land-enclosed basin.
Correct answer: An inland body of standing water occupying a basin surrounded by land5777. A freshwater lake is:
- A. A lake containing water with a low concentration of dissolved salts
- B. A lake formed by glaciers
- C. A lake with no outlet to the sea
- D. A lake used for drinking water only
Explanation: Freshwater lakes have only small amounts of dissolved salts.
Correct answer: A lake containing water with a low concentration of dissolved salts5778. A saline lake is:
- A. A lake fed only by rain
- B. A lake containing a relatively high concentration of dissolved salts
- C. A lake with water safe for drinking
- D. A lake at high altitude
Explanation: Saline lakes accumulate salts because their water evaporates without an outlet.
Correct answer: A lake containing a relatively high concentration of dissolved salts5779. An endorheic lake is:
- A. A lake formed in a volcanic crater
- B. A lake that freezes every winter
- C. A lake in a drainage basin with no surface-water outlet to the ocean
- D. A lake connected to the sea by a river
Explanation: Endorheic lakes sit in closed basins where water leaves only by evaporation.
Correct answer: A lake in a drainage basin with no surface-water outlet to the ocean5780. An oxbow lake is:
- A. A lake formed by glacial erosion
- B. A lake in a volcanic caldera
- C. A curved lake formed when a river meander becomes cut off from the main channel
- D. A reservoir behind a dam
Explanation: Oxbow lakes are crescent-shaped remnants of abandoned river bends.
Correct answer: A curved lake formed when a river meander becomes cut off from the main channel