Question

Minneapolis, Minnesota, is slightly farther north than Albany, New York. What would show this fact on a map of the United States?

A.
a line of longitude between the cities

B.
a line of latitude between the cities

C.
the line that shows the equator

D.
the line that shows the prime meridian

Answer 1

a line of latitude between the cities

Step-by-step explanation:

Lines of latitude and longitude form a grid on maps of Earth and are useful for determining locations. Lines of latitude are parallel to the equator and show distance north and south. Lines of longitude are parallel to the prime meridian and show distance east and west.

Answer 2

A line of latitude between the cities (B) is what would show that Minneapolis is further north than Albany.

Latitude is a geographic coordinate used to determine how far north or south you are on the surface of the earth. Lines of latitudes are parallel to one another, from the North Pole to the South Pole, with the equator in the middle.

If there is a latitude line stretching between Minneapolis and Albany, and that Minneapolis is above it while Albany is below it, that proves that Minneapolis is further north than Albany.