Locating Places on Earth

Locating Places on Earth

by MKJanubas

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1.) To locate exact places on the earth, one must look at

• The lines of latitude only

• The lines of longitude only

• A neighboring area to describe the location

• The intersecting lines of latitude and longitude

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What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• North Pole
• South Pole

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1.) To locate exact places on the earth, one must look at

• The lines of latitude only

• The lines of longitude only

• A neighboring area to describe the location

• The intersecting lines of latitude and longitude

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Lines of Longitude run from the _____ to the ______.

• East, West
• North, South
• South, East
• North, West

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Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located?

• Longitude
• Latitude

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The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn are what type of lines?

• Latitude lines
• International Date lines
• Longitude lines
• Meridian lines

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The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ________. 

• International Date Line
• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Arctic Circle

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The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.

• International Date Line
• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Antarctic Circle

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Latitude lines run from the _____ to the  _______.

• West, East
• North, South
• North, East
• South, West

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What shape is the planet Earth?

• Circle
• hemisphere
• sphere
• cone

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The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?

• Eastern and Southern
• Northern and Southern
• Western and Eastern
• Northern and Western

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The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?

• Northern and Southern
• Western and Eastern
• Northern and Eastern
• Southern and Western

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Antarctica, Australia, and most of South America are in what hemisphere? 

• Northern 
• Southern 
• Western 
• Eastern

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Asia and Australia are in what hemisphere?

• Northern
• Southern
• Western
• Eastern

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North and South America are in what hemisphere?

• Northern
• Southern
• Western
• Eastern

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Lines of latitude are also called  __________.

• hemispheres
• Parallels
• Meridians
• Tropics

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Lines of longitude are also called  ____________.

• Hemispheres
• Meridians
• parallels
• International Date Lines

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The two imaginary lines of latitude (parallels) that are closest to the equator are called __________ and ____________.

• Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle
• parallels and meridians
• International Date line and Prime Meridian
• Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

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The two imaginary lines of latitude that are farthest from the equator are called the __________  and the  ____________.

• Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer
• Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle 
• Prime meridian and International Date Line
• Equator and Prime Meridian

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Location D is located at which coordinates?

• 30^oN, 90^oW

• 90^oN, 30^oW

• 10^oN, 40^oW

• 30^oN, 90^oE

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What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• North Pole
• South Pole

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What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• North Pole
• South Pole

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• The map show the lines of longitude.
• The map shows the lines of latitude.

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• The map shows lines of longitude.
• The map shows lines of latitude.

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What city is located at 32 degrees south and 150 degrees east?

• Shanghai
• Sydney
• Durban
• Calcutta 

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Latitude and Longitude are measured in______.

• kilometers
• degrees
• miles
• hours

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Which city is located at 38 degrees north and 120 degrees west?

• San Fransisco 
• New York
• New Orleans
• London

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Which continent is located completely north of the Equator and west of the Prime Meridian?

• Asia
• Europe
• North America 
• South America

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Which continent is completely south of the Equator and east of the Prime Meridian?

• Antartica 
• South America
• North America 
• Australia 

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What are the coordinates for the city of New Orleans? 

• 30 degrees north and 90 degrees west
• 60 degrees north and 30 degrees east
• 30 degrees north and 120 degrees east
• 35 degrees north and 70 degrees west

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What are the coordinates for the city of Leningrad? 

• 28 degrees north and 88 degrees east
• 55 degrees north and 1 degree east
• 28 degrees north and 88 degrees east
• 60 degrees north and 30 degrees east

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If you were at 30 degrees south and 60 degrees west, which continent would you be in?

• Europe
• Africa
• South America
• Australia 

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If you were located at 30 degrees south and 90 degress east, what ocean would you be in?

• Indian Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Arctic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean

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To locate the exact places on Earth, one must look at: 

• latitude lines only
• the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
• longitude lines only
• a neighboring area to describe the location

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Lines of latitude and longitude are measured in:

• degrees of a circle
• north and south only
• east and west only
• degrees of a compass

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When measuring lines of longitude, always start with this line, which represents zero:

• The Equator
• The Prime Meridian 
• The North Pole
• The South Pole

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When measuring lines of latitude, always start with this line, which represents zero:

• North Pole
• The Prime Meridian 
• The Equator 
• South Pole

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On a globe, or map, the Prime Meridian is:

• The 180 Degree Line
• The Horizontal Center Line
• The South Pole
• The Vertical Center Line

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Coordinates can be written like this:

• 20 degrees south, 140 degrees west
• 40 degrees north, 120 degrees west
• 20 degrees south, 160 degrees east
• all of the above

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Which continent is located at 60 degrees north and 120 degrees west?

• Asia 
• North America
• Europe
• Africa

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What ocean would you be in if you were at 30 degrees south and 150 degrees west?

• The Atlantic Ocean
• The Arctic Ocean
• The Pacific Ocean
• The Indian Ocean

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What are the coordinates for the RED star?

• 40*S, 70*E

• 40*N, 30*W

• 0*, 130*W

• 10*N, 150*E

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What are the coordinates for the RED Square?

• 40*S, 70*E

• 40*N, 30*W

• 0*, 130*W

• 10*N, 150*E

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What are the coordinates for the RED Triangle?

• 40*S, 70*E

• 40*N, 30*W

• 0*, 130*W

• 10*N, 150*E

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What are the coordinates for the RED Circle?

• 40*S, 70*E

• 40*N, 30*W

• 0*, 130*W

• 10*N, 150*E

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What are the coordinates for the BLUE Star?

• 40*S, 80*W

• 60*S, 0*

• 70*N, 140*W

• 50*N, 70*E

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What are the coordinates for the BLUE Circle?

• 40*S, 80*W

• 60*S, 0*

• 70*N, 140*W

• 50*N, 70*E

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What are the coordinates for the BLUE Triangle?

• 40*S, 80*W

• 60*S, 0*

• 70*N, 140*W

• 50*N, 70*E

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What are the coordinates for the BLUE Square?

• 40*S, 80*W

• 60*S, 0*

• 70*N, 140*W

• 50*N, 70*E

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What are the coordinates for the GREEN Star?

• 40*N, 100*W

• 70*S, 170*E

• 20*N, 20*E

• 0*, 0*

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What are the coordinates for the GREEN Circle?

• 40*N, 100*W

• 70*S, 170*E

• 20*N, 20*E

• 0*, 0*

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What are the coordinates for the GREEN Triangle?

• 40*N, 100*W

• 70*S, 170*E

• 20*N, 20*E

• 0*, 0*

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What are the coordinates for the GREEN Square?

• 40*N, 100*W

• 70*S, 170*E

• 20*N, 20*E

• 0*, 0*

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What  is the name of the line at 23.5 degrees south?

• Arctic Circle
• Tropic of Cancer
• Tropic of Capricorn 
• Antarctic Circle

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Is the Tropic of Capricorn ABOVE the Equator or BELOW the Equator?

• Above
• Below

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Network of Criss- crossing lines

• Grid

• Globe

• Map

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The Prime Meridian passes through.........

• Greenwich

• India

• Australia

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The ------- divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemisphere.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Grid

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All parallel circles from the equator up to the poles are called

• Parallels of latitudes

• Parallels of longitudes

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

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Which of the following is a longitude?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Antarctic circle

• Prime meridian

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Latitude 231/2° N is called

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Arctic circle

• Tropic of Cancer

• Antarctic circle

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Latitude 661/2° south of the equator is known as

• Antarctic circle

• Arctic circle

• Equator

• Prime meridian

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The Earth rotates from

• East to west

• West to East

• East to South

• West to North

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Grid is a network of

• Parallels of latitudes and meridians of longitudes

• The tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn

• The north pole and South Pole

• The Arctic circle and Antarctic circle

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What are latitude and longitude lines?

• Imaginary lines that divide the Earth

• Visible lines that divide the Earth

• Long and short lines that divide the Earth

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Which important line of latitude is located at 90 degrees North?

• Antarctic Circle
• Tropic of Capricorn
• Equator
• Arctic Circle

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The total number of longitudes are :

• 360

• 180

• 90

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The Antarctic circle is located in :

• the Northern hemisphere

• The Southern Hemisphere

• The eastern hemisphere

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Which point is located at 30^oN, 90^oW?

• K

• D

• E

• G

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Which point is located at 45^oN, 30^oE?

• K

• D

• E

• G

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Set of semicircles on the globe are known as __________.

• Latitudes

• Grid

• Longitude

• Equator

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What is the location of Twizzlers?

• A3

• B1

• D1

• B5

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What is the location of Tootsie Rolls?

• A3

• B1

• D1

• B5

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What is the location of Snickers?

• A3

• B1

• D4

• B5

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What is the location of blue lagoon lake?

• D1

• D3

• A5

• A1

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What is the location of smugglers cove?

• F1

• B5

• D1

• E2

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Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.

• inches
• feet
• degrees
• grams

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A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.

• Equator
• Hemisphere
• Tropic of Cancer
• Arctic Circle

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Location described in relation to other places is _______________.

• cardinal directions

• relative location

• absolute location

• intermediate directions

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_________is a small model of the earth.

• Map

• Ball

• Globe

• Apple

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The imaginary circles on the earth are known as _________.

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Equator

• Grid

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________is the most important and the longest Latitude.

• Prime Meridian

• Parallel

• Main Meridian

• Equator

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What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• North Pole
• South Pole

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Latitude and Longitude are measured in______.

• kilometers
• degrees
• miles
• hours

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A set of degrees of latitude and longitude that help you locate a place on a map.

• coordinates
• positions
• hemispheres
• locations

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The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• International Date Line
• Contour line

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Which direction is David's house located?

• north

• south

• east

• west

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What do we call this tool?

• map

• globe

• compass

• compass rose

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What do we call following directions: NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST, SOUTHEAST, SOUTHWEST?

• Secondary Directions

• Cardinal Directions

• Primary Directions

• Corner Directions

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Cardinal points are:

• S, SW, W, NW

• N, NW, SE, E

• N, S, E, W

• W, E, SE, SW

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SW on the compass rose means:

• South Wing

• Sun Wind

• So West

• South West