Quiz #1-Locating Places & Earth's Resources

Which are the correct coordinates of the Philippines?

• 14ºN, 121ºE

• 10ºN, 120ºE

• 14ºS, 121ºW

• 14ºS, 121ºE

What should you always place when stating coordinates?

• Latitude before longitude

• Longitude before Latitude

• Large numbers before smaller

• Smaller numbers before larger

Which of the following bodies of water is found east of the Philippines?

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• China Sea

• Philippine Sea

What landmass is found west of the Philippines?

• Asian Continent

• Malay Peninsula

• Indonesian Archipelago

• Australian Continent

What would be the location of the point on Earth’s surface having zero degrees latitude and zero degrees longitude?

• Greenwich, England

• at the North Pole

• where the equator crosses the prime meridian

• at the South Pole

What do you need to know to calculate the difference in time between two places?

• that there are 15 degrees in an hour

• what time it is at the initial location

• the difference in the degrees of longitude between the two places

• All of the given choices

Crossing this longitude makes you “gain” or “lose” one day.

• The International Dateline

• The Greenwich Meridian

• Tropic of Capricorn

• 180º East Longitude

It is an imaginary line that separates the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere. It is also situated at 0^o latitude. (a)  

True or False: Non-renewable resources of energy comes from sources that will run out or will NOT be replenished.

• True

• False

What are natural resources? These are materials or elements from the environment that people______________________.

• did not create

• use to meet their needs

• invented for themselves

• observe using a scientific equipment