WorksheetsGeographic Terms Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where do lines of latitude cross?
a)
At the north and south poles
b)
In the middle
c)
They don't
d)
At 23.5 degrees north and south
2.
The areas between 23 1/2 north (Tropic of Cancer) and 23 1/2 south (Tropic of Capricorn) are?
a)
parallel
b)
polar zones
c)
tropic zones
d)
longitude
3.
0 degree latitude line that divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
time zone
c)
equator
d)
International Dateline
4.
0 degree line of longitude that divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
meridian
c)
equator
d)
parallel
5.
A line that runs north to south but measures east to west (think it through).
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
Rivers
d)
Mountains
6.
A line that runs east to west but measures north to south (think it through).
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
c)
River
d)
Moutain
7.
What line of latitude is 23.5 degrees North of the Equator?
a)
Tropic of Capricorn
b)
Arctic Circle
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Antarctic Circle
8.
Latitude and Longitude are measured in ________.
a)
inches
b)
feet
c)
degrees
d)
grams
9.
How many hemispheres does the equator divide the earth into?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
6
d)
8
10.
What is the reason why latitude lines NEVER intersect?
a)
They converge at the poles
b)
They are cool
c)
They are vertical lines
d)
They are parallel
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