Geography - Year 5 Quiz Spring 1

What are co-ordinates used for on a map?

• Showing specific position

• Measuring temperature

• Identifying time zones

• Calculating distance

What are lines of latitude?

• Lines that run vertically

• lines that run horizontally

• lines that run diagonal

What are lines of longitude?

• lines that run vertically

• lines that run horizontally

• lines that run diagonally

Which line divides the earth into the eastern and western hemisphere?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

• Prime Meridian

Which line separates the north and south hemisphere?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Longitude line

• Tropic of Capricorn

How many time zones are there in the world?

• 24

• 48

• 12

• 36

What is the purpose of the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn?

• Measuring the earth's circumference

• Determining the length of a day

• Dividing the earth into two equal halves

• Marking the most northerly and southerly positions of the sun

What is the purpose of the Prime Meridian?

• Measuring the earth's circumference

• Dividing the earth into the eastern and western hemisphere

• Marking the most northerly and southerly positions of the sun

• Determining the length of a day

Which region has no countries and has no one living there permanently?

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

• Antarctic Circle

What does the Prime Meridian run through in London?

• The Royal Observatory

• The Royal Palace

• Big Ben

• Houses of Parliament