Social Studies Final Exam Practice -By Nadia Khalid

What is the location of the Prime Meridian?

• 90° longitude

• 45° longitude

• 0° longitude

• 180° longitude

Which line of longitude is approximately where the International Date Line is located?

• 90° longitude

• 0° longitude

• 45° longitude

• 180° longitude

When traveling west of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), what happens to the time?

• Increases by two hours per zone

• Decreases by one hour per zone

• Stays the same

• Increases by one hour per zone

What happens when crossing the International Date Line from west to east?

• You add two days

• You subtract one day

• Nothing changes

• You add one day

Which city does the Prime Meridian pass through?

• New York

• Paris

• Greenwich, London

• Tokyo

How many time zones are there in total around the world?

• 12 time zones

• 36 time zones

• 18 time zones

• 24 time zones

What tools do we use to find a specific location on a map?

• Time zones and dates

• Coordinates of latitude and longitude

• International Date Line only

• Weather patterns

What is the definition of a time zone?

• A line that runs north to south

• The distance between two places

• An area where countries follow the same time based on the Prime Meridian

• The space between latitude lines

If it's noon (12 PM) at GMT, what time is it two time zones to the east?

• 10:00 AM

• 1:00 PM

• 2:00 PM

• 3:00 PM

Which statement about lines of latitude is correct?

• They determine time zones

• They run east to west

• They are the same as longitude

• They determine the International Date Line