WorksheetsLatitude and Climate #2
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is latitude?
a)
the distance of a location from the equator
b)
the distance of the location from the prime meridian
c)
the distance of a location from the sun
d)
the distance of a location from the moon
2.
The Rio de Janiero is located in the ___ zone.
a)
Polar
b)
Tropic
c)
Temperate
3.
Syndey is located in the ___ zone.
a)
Polar
b)
Tropic
c)
Temperate
4.
Dakar is located in the ___ zone.
a)
Polar
b)
Tropic
c)
Temperate
5.
Which location is warmer: Los Angeles or N'Djamera?
a)
Los Angeles
b)
N'Djamera
6.
Daneborg is located in the ___ zone.
a)
Polar
b)
Tropic
c)
Temperate
7.
According to location and latitude lines, which city is colder?
a)
Brasilia
b)
Los Angeles
c)
London
d)
Daneborg
8.
How many climate zones are there?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
9.
The reason why it is so hot near the equator is ___.
a)
the sun heats the lava under that area
b)
the area near the equator gets lots of indirect sunlight
c)
the area near the equator gets lots of direct sunlight
d)
the light near that area is shy
10.
What is the name of the line of latitude that is BLUE?
a)
Antarctic Circle
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Arctic Circle
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
11.
What is the name of the line of latitude that is HOT PINK?
a)
Equator
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Arctic Circle
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
12.
What is the name of the line of latitude that is GREEN?
a)
Equator
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Antarctic Circle
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
13.
What is the name of the line of latitude that is ORANGE?
a)
Equator
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Arctic Circle
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
14.
The tropic zone is in between which two lines of latitude?
a)
Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle
b)
Tropic of Cancer & Tropic of Capricorn
c)
Tropic of Cancer & the Arctic Circle
d)
The equator & the Tropic of Cancer
15.
North America is mostly in which climate zone?
a)
Polar
b)
Arctic
c)
Tropic
d)
Temperate
16.
Antarctica is mostly in which climate zone?
a)
Polar
b)
Arctic
c)
Tropic
d)
Temperate
17.
South America is mostly in which two climate zones?
a)
Polar & Tropic
b)
Tropic & Arctic
c)
Temperate & Tropic
d)
Temperate & Polar
18.
Why are the locations in high latitudes so much colder than the locations in low latitudes?
a)
They receive less direct sunlight.
b)
They receive more direction sunlight.
c)
The sun never shines there.
d)
The sun doesn't like those areas.
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