Step 1 : Introduction to the question "3. On a world atlas, which countries or states are separated by the XXXVIIIth parallel?"
...1. North Carolina and Virginia 2. North and South Vietnam 3. USA and Canada 4. North and South Korea The 38th parallel divides North Korea from South Korea. The USA and Canada are separated by the 49th parallel. North Carolina is separated from Virginia along the line of latitude 36 degrees 30 minutes north. North and South Vietnam were separated by the 17th parallel until reunification in 1976 at the end of the Vietnam War. XXXVIII = 38.