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Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Latitude lines run
a)
East to West
b)
North to South
2.
This line measures 0 degrees longitude:
a)
Equator
b)
International Date Line
c)
Meridians
d)
Prime Meridian
3.
The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour line
4.
The 0 degree mark of longitude is known as the ___________ ______________ and passes through Greenwich, England.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour Line
5.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
6.
Another name for lines of longitude is _______________.
a)
parallels
b)
meridians
c)
relief
d)
contour lines
7.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
8.
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
9.
What is the approximate location of G?
a)
100oW, 40oN
b)
40oN, 100oW
c)
40oS, 100oW
d)
40oN, 100oE
10.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
11.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
12.
Which of the following is NOT a continent?
a)
Africa
b)
North America
c)
Germany
d)
Europe
13.
Which ocean meets the coast of South Carolina?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
14.
How many oceans does Earth have?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
15.
Name Continent A!
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Asia
16.
Name Continent B!
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
Africa
17.
Name Continent C!
a)
Antarctica
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
North America
18.
Continent E is ________.
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
19.
Continent F is ________.
a)
Antarctica
b)
Australia
c)
Europe
d)
North America
20.
Continent G is ________.
a)
Asia
b)
Antarctica
c)
North America
d)
Europe
21.
Name Ocean #1!
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
d)
Southern
22.
Name Ocean #2!
a)
Arctic
b)
Atlantic
c)
Indian
d)
Pacific
23.
Ocean #3 is _________.
a)
Arctic
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
d)
Southern
24.
Ocean #4 is ________.
a)
Indian
b)
Atlantic
c)
Pacific
d)
Southern
25.
Earth has 5 major ___________________ that contain as much a 97% of the water on the entire planet.
a)
Lakes
b)
Rivers
c)
Vernal pools
d)
Oceans
26.
What continent do we live on?
a)
North America
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
27.
Name Continent F!
a)
Australia
b)
North America
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
28.
The Meridian that measures 180 degrees longitude and marks the change in calendar day is the:
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
International Date Line
29.
Another name for longitude lines:
a)
Meridians
b)
Parallels
c)
Equator
d)
Prime Meridian
30.
What is the latitude of New Orleans?
a)
90*W
b)
30*N
c)
30*W
d)
90*E
31.
Which continent is touched by the Prime Meridian?
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
32.
Lines of longitude run north and south (up and down).
a)
True
b)
False
33.
A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.
a)
Equator
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Arctic Circle
34.
The Equator and Prime Meridian intersect to break the globe into how many "quadrants"?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
35.
The Tropic of ___________: This latitude line is 23.5 degrees north of the equator.
a)
Cancer
b)
Capricorn
c)
Arctic
d)
North Longitude
36.
This latitude line is 23.5 degrees south of the equator.
a)
Latitude
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Tropic of Cancer
37.
Lines of Latitude measure ______ and ________.
a)
North and South
b)
East and West
38.
Lines of Longitude measure _____ and ________.
a)
North and South
b)
East and West
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