Since All Longitude Lines Are Essentially the Same, Going from Pole

question 16

Multiple Choice

Since all longitude lines are essentially the same, going from pole to pole, we might say the selection of one to be Prime Meridian is

• A)arbitrary because any longitude line could have been chosen.
• B)necessary because everyone knew it should go through Moscow.
• C)irrelevant because Washington, D.C.is the most powerful city in the world anyway.
• D)deterministic because the Prime Meridian is the only line of latitude dividing the globe into two hemispheres.

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