Question

one factor that affects the climate of a location is its distance from the equator. you can describe how far a place is from the equator using latitude. the farther a location is from the equator, the higher its latitude. latitude is measured in degrees. the latitude of the equator is 0°. the latitude of the north pole is 90° north, and the latitude of the south pole is 90° south. select all the true statements. the latitude of the equator is 90°. the closer a location is to the equator, the higher its latitude. the north pole and the south pole have the highest latitudes on earth.

Explanation:

• The text clearly states that the latitude of the equator is \(0^{\circ}\), not \(90^{\circ}\), so the first statement is false.
• It also says that the farther a location is from the equator, the higher its latitude. So the closer a location is to the equator, the lower its latitude. Thus, the second statement is false.
• The latitude of the North Pole is \(90^{\circ}\text{ N}\) and the latitude of the South Pole is \(90^{\circ}\text{ S}\). Since latitude is measured in degrees and these are the maximum values (\(90^{\circ}\)), the North Pole and the South Pole have the highest latitudes on Earth. So the third statement is true.

Answer:

The North Pole and the South Pole have the highest latitudes on Earth.