LAtitude and Longitude lines

LAtitude and Longitude lines

by lex Clarke

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What shape is the planet Earth?

• Circle
• hemisphere
• sphere
• cone

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Europe, Asia and North America are in what hemisphere?

• Northern
• Southern
• Western
• Eastern

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

• Northern 
• Southern 
• Western 
• Eastern

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

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

• Longitude
• Latitude

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Latitude lines run from the _____ to the  _______.

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

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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 invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ________. 

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

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Lines of Latitude can be measured up to what degree?

• 150 degrees
• 180 degrees
• 90 degrees
• 100 degrees

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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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Lines of latitude are also called  __________.

• hemispheres
• Parallels
• Meridians
• Tropics

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

• Above
• Below

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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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Which important line of latitude is located at 0 degrees?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• Tropic of Capricorn
• Tropic of Cancer

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What is the approximate location of letter B?

• 80^oN, 0^o
• 0^o, 80^oW
• 80^oS, 0^o
• 0^o, 80^oE

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Lines of longitude are also called  ____________.

• Hemispheres
• Meridians
• parallels
• International Date Lines

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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 Longitude measure how far from the _______ a place is located.

• Equator
• International Date Line
• Prime Meridian
• Tropic of Cancer

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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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Asia and Australia are in what hemisphere?

• Northern
• Southern
• Western
• Eastern

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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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Lines of longitude are what type of lines?

• vertical
• horizontal 
• parallel 

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What are the lines that go from North to South on a map called?

• longitude 
• latitude
• north lines
• long lines

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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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Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in __________.

• inches
• miles
• degrees
• ounces

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Which time zone sees the sunrise first?

• Eastern

• western

• Northern

• Southern

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How many timezones are present in the entire United States

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 8

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There are 24 hours in a day and 24 _________ in the world

• Shoes

• Time

• Timezones

• Maps

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Approximately how wide is each time zone, in degrees?

• 5^o

• 10^o

• 15^o

• 20^o

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What city in England is home to the Royal Observatory for the Prime Meridian? It is where the Prime Meridian passes through....

• Prime England

• Greenwich

• Paris

• London

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What is the location of the International Date Line?

• 180 degrees North/South

• 0 Degrees North/ South

• 180 degrees East/West

• 0 degrees East/west

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As you move across the Country from East to West you _______ an hour of time

• Subtract

• gain

• add

• fall asleep

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As you move across the world from West to East you would ______________ an hour of time.

• over sleep

• subtract

• loose

• Add

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Why aren't time zone boundaries completely straight?

• to keep the same country in in the same time zone

• to allow for travel time

• for train and airplane schedules

• because of landforms

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When you head west across the International Date Line, it becomes the next day.

• True

• False

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You are flying in a plane from Australia to the United States on Friday afternoon. What happens when you cross the international dateline?

• becomes Thursday

• becomes Saturday

• nothing

• you add and hour to your watch

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If the time in London in 1:00 pm, GMT, what time is it in Paris?

• 10:00 am

• 11:00 am

• 12:00 pm (noon)

• 2:00 pm

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What is the name of the line at 0 degrees longitude?

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

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If it is 2:00 pm, GMT in London, what time is it in Tokyo?

• 8:00 pm

• 9:00 pm

• 10:00 pm

• 11:00 pm