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WorksheetsGeography (directions/hemispheres)
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The equator divides what two hemispheres?
a)
East and West
b)
North and South
2.
The United States of America is in which two hemispheres?
a)
North and West
b)
South and East
c)
North and South
d)
East and South
3.
An imaginary line that divides the northern and southern hemispheres is the.....
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
longitude
c)
equator
d)
latitude
4.
An imaginary line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres?
a)
equator
b)
longitude
c)
latitude
d)
prime meridian
5.
What is half of a sphere called?
a)
Halfsphere
b)
Semisphere
c)
Hemisphere
d)
Half circle
6.
On which two hemispheres do we live?
a)
Northern and Eastern
b)
Eastern and Southern
c)
Western and Southern
d)
Northern and Western
7.
Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Axis
d)
North Pole
8.
Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Axis
d)
North Pole
9.
Which continent is in all four hemispheres?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
Antarctica
d)
Africa
10.
What is half of a sphere called?
a)
Halfsphere
b)
Semisphere
c)
Hemisphere
d)
Half circle
11.
Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?
a)
North
b)
West
c)
Southeast
d)
East
12.
What do we call directions that come between the cardinal directions?
a)
Primary Directions
b)
Intermediate Directions
c)
Middle Directions
d)
Subdirections
13.
0 degree latitude line that divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
time zone
c)
equator
d)
International Dateline
14.
0 degree line of longitude that divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
meridian
c)
equator
d)
parallel
15.
How many hemispheres does the equator divide the earth into?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
6
d)
8
16.
What is this symbol?
a)
scale
b)
key
c)
compass rose
d)
map
17.
The equator ...
a)
Runs through the country of Ecuador
b)
Circles the earth at its midpoint
c)
Divides the earth into two equal hemispheres.
d)
is named after the country of Ecuador..
18.
The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour line
19.
If you traveled from Africa to Europe, in which direction would you be traveling?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
20.
If you traveled from North America to Europe, in which direction would you be traveling?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
21.
If you traveled from Europe to Africa, in which direction would you be traveling?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
22.
If you traveled from Europe to Australia, in which direction would you be traveling?
a)
northeast
b)
southeast
c)
northwest
d)
southwest
23.
What direction is indicated by the number 7?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
24.
What direction is indicated by the number 3?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
25.
What direction is indicated by the number 5?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
26.
What direction is indicated by the number 1?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
27.
What direction is indicated by the number 4?
a)
north
b)
east
c)
south
d)
west
28.
What direction is indicated by the number 2?
a)
north
b)
east
c)
south
d)
west
29.
What direction is indicated by the number 6?
a)
north
b)
east
c)
south
d)
west
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