Geographic Coordinates Review

Geographic Coordinates Review

To locate places on Earth using a world map, rulers, and sets of coordinates

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Latitude and Longitude are measured in

• degrees

• inches

• miles

• kilometers

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Which letter would you find at 15^oS, 60^oW?

• A
• C
• L
• H

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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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Antarctica, Australia, and most of South America are in the ____________hemisphere? 

• Northern 
• Southern 
• Western 
• Eastern

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Asia and Australia are in _____hemisphere.

• Northern
• Southern
• Western
• Eastern

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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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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 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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The equator divides the Earth into what two hemispheres?

• Eastern and Southern

• Northern and Southern

• Western and Eastern

• Northern and Western

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Lines of longitude are also called  ____________.

• Hemispheres
• Meridians
• parallels
• International Date Lines

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

• Shanghai
• Sydney
• Durban
• Calcutta 

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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 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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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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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