An Imaginary Line from One Geographic Pole to the Other

question 51

Multiple Choice

An imaginary line from one geographic pole to the other along the surface of Earth perpendicular to the equator is called

• A) a longitude.
• B) a meridian.
• C) the International Date Line.
• D) a parallel.

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