Most Americans Can’t Pass This Simple Geography Quiz

What is the term for a location’s distance north or south of the equator?

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Retry Correct Incorrect Do you know the Jimmy Buffett album “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes”? Latitude is an angle which ranges from 0° at the Equator to 90° North or South at the poles. Juneau, Alaska has a latitude of 58°18′N, while Melbourne, Australia is at 37°49′S.

What is the term for a location’s distance north or south of the equator?

  • Latitude
  • Longitude
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