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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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