Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding latitude and longitude?
A) Longitude lines are drawn parallel to the equator while latitude lines are drawn from pole to pole.
B) Latitude and longitude is a system of imaginary lines dividing the Earth's surface into a grid.
C) The distance between the lines of longitude varies with latitude while the lines of latitude are always equidistant.
D) Zero latitude is the equator and zero longitude is Greenwich, England, or the prime meridian.
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