Earth and coordinates trivia

40 Earth and coordinates trivia questions, no sign-in. Review your misses in the LoreUp app.

• Which phenomenon did Aristotle cite as evidence that the Earth is round?Earth and coordinates
• In the 19th century, what was the main driver for replacing each town's local time with standard time?Earth and coordinates
• Roughly how long is the Earth's circumference at the equator?Earth and coordinates
• When it is 12 noon in Seoul, roughly what time is it in New York?Earth and coordinates
• Which neighbouring country uses the same standard time as South Korea?Earth and coordinates
• Which parallel circling the Earth is the longest?Earth and coordinates
• Which ocean does the International Date Line mostly run through?Earth and coordinates
• Which country does the equator pass through?Earth and coordinates
• What is the minimum number of satellite signals a GPS receiver needs to find its 3D position and the time?Earth and coordinates
• Which city lies at the most similar latitude to Seoul?Earth and coordinates
• At the equator, day and night each last about 12 hours whatever the season.Earth and coordinates
• In Sydney, Australia, the midday sun stands in the southern part of the sky.Earth and coordinates
• China spans a great distance from east to west but uses just one official standard time.Earth and coordinates
• A ship approaching from far away comes into view mast-top first, which is evidence that the Earth is round.Earth and coordinates
• New Year's Day begins earlier in South Korea than in the United Kingdom.Earth and coordinates
• The contiguous United States uses a single standard time from its east coast to its west coast.Earth and coordinates
• World maps commonly used in South Korea are drawn with the Pacific Ocean in the middle.Earth and coordinates
• Travelling east from South Korea across the date line to Hawaii, you add one day to the calendar date.Earth and coordinates
• The surface of the round Earth can be transferred to a flat map with both its areas and its shapes kept intact.Earth and coordinates
• Standing at the North Pole, whichever way you face is south.Earth and coordinates
• Which meridian is the reference for South Korea's standard time?Earth and coordinates
• Which parallel lies at about 23.5 degrees north?Earth and coordinates
• Around which meridian does the International Date Line broadly lie?Earth and coordinates
• What is the main cause of the seasons on Earth?Earth and coordinates
• Which line lies at 0 degrees latitude?Earth and coordinates
• Which line is the reference for 0 degrees longitude?Earth and coordinates
• What is the round model that shows the Earth at reduced scale?Earth and coordinates
• Which coordinate gives a position north or south of the equator?Earth and coordinates
• Which coordinate gives a position east or west of the prime meridian?Earth and coordinates
• How many degrees of longitude does the Earth turn through in about one hour?Earth and coordinates
• The Earth rotates from east to west.Earth and coordinates
• The Earth takes about a day to travel once around the sun.Earth and coordinates
• The latitude of the North Pole is 90 degrees north.Earth and coordinates
• A difference of 15 degrees of longitude corresponds to about one hour of time.Earth and coordinates
• The International Date Line runs roughly along 180 degrees of longitude.Earth and coordinates
• The Earth is close to a cube with sharp edges.Earth and coordinates
• The equator is the line that divides the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres.Earth and coordinates
• Latitude gives how far a place lies north or south of the equator.Earth and coordinates
• Longitude gives how far a place lies east or west of the prime meridian.Earth and coordinates
• The prime meridian is the reference line for 0 degrees latitude.Earth and coordinates