Which line lies at 0 degrees latitude?

Which line lies at 0 degrees latitude?

• A. Tropic of Cancer
• B. South Pole
• C. Equator
• D. Arctic Circle

Answer: (C)

Latitude shows how far north or south you are from the line that runs around the middle of the Earth. This middle line, the Equator, divides the planet into Northern and Southern Hemispheres and serves as the zero reference for measuring latitude. The Tropic of Cancer is a line north of the Equator, the Arctic Circle is farther north, and the South Pole is a single southern point, not a latitude line. So the line at the middle that serves as the zero reference is the Equator.

Latitude shows how far north or south you are from the line that runs around the middle of the Earth. This middle line, the Equator, divides the planet into Northern and Southern Hemispheres and serves as the zero reference for measuring latitude. The Tropic of Cancer is a line north of the Equator, the Arctic Circle is farther north, and the South Pole is a single southern point, not a latitude line. So the line at the middle that serves as the zero reference is the Equator.