Question

Doing lines of longitude practice worksheet and the first question asks what continent is 150 E?

Answer 1

Answer:

150°E longitude  passes through the continents of Asia as well as Australia.

Explanation:

The longitude passes through two oceans, the Arctic Ocean and Pacific Ocean. It passes through countries Russia, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Australia and Papua New Guinea are countries in the Australian continent while Russia is part of Asia.

Longitude is towards east or west of Greenwich meridian. The angle made by the line drawn from the centre of earth to a point with the equatorial plane of earth  is the latitude of that point.  The latitude of the equator of earth is 0° and the latitude of poles is 90°.