The meridian passing through Greenwich, counted as zero, is called the:
AChief Parallel
BPrime Meridian
CFirst Longitude
DGreat Longitude
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Prime Meridian
1. Countries agreed to start counting at one line.
2. It passes the British Royal Observatory.
3. That line is the Prime Meridian.
_Source: syllabus The Earth Our Habitat, Class VI, Chapter 2, Globe: Latitudes and Longitudes._
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