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WorksheetsUnit 1 W Geo Intro
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Lines that run east-west and measure how far north or south from the equator a location is are called?
a)
Lines of longitude
b)
Lines of latitude
c)
meridians
d)
equators
2.
Lines that run north-south but tell you how far east or west you are from prime meridian are?
a)
Lines of longitude
b)
Lines of latitude
c)
equatorial lines
d)
the tropics
3.
Lines of longitude run from?
a)
New York to London
b)
all the way around the world
c)
half way around the world
d)
From the prime meridian to the equator
4.
How many time zones are there in the world?
a)
60
b)
8
c)
12
d)
24
5.
All lines of latitude have to have what degrees labelled with the number?
a)
N or S
b)
E or W
c)
N or E
d)
S or W
6.
All longitudinal coordinates must have which of the following along with the number?
a)
N or S
b)
E or W
c)
N or E
d)
S or W
7.
What is the highest line of latitude?
a)
360
b)
180
c)
90
d)
45
8.
What is the highest line of longitude?
a)
360
b)
45
c)
90
d)
180
9.
How many time zones around the world?
a)
12
b)
24
c)
36
d)
18
10.
Where is the International Date line?
a)
180 degrees longitude
b)
at the Equator
c)
Tropic of cancer
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
11.
How many time zones in the continental United States?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
4
d)
8
12.
What time zone do you live in?
a)
Eastern Time Zone
b)
Central Time Zone
c)
Mountain Time
d)
Pacific Time
13.
If it is 9:00 PM in NY City, what time is it in San Diego, CA?
a)
12 PM
b)
6 AM
c)
6 PM
d)
12 AM
14.
If it is 10 PM in Los Angeles, what time is it in Myrtle Beach, SC?
a)
1 PM
b)
1 AM
c)
7 AM
d)
7 PM
15.
23 1/2 degrees north is also known as?
a)
Tropic of Cancer
b)
Tropic of Capricorn
c)
Equator
d)
Prime Meridian
16.
23 1/2 degrees south latitude is also known as?
a)
prime meridian
b)
equator
c)
tropic of cancer
d)
tropic of capricorn
17.
Triangulating your position on earth using satellites is called?
a)
GPS
b)
GIS
c)
Thermal Imagery
d)
diffusion
18.
If it Monday, August 24th in London, England at 1 PM, what day is it in Melbourne, Australia?
a)
Same day as London
b)
Tuesday, August 25th
c)
Sunday, August 24
d)
Wednesday, August 26
19.
Which team had the greatest comeback victory in a super bowl?
a)
Dallas Cowboys
b)
NY Giants
c)
Miami Dolphins
d)
New England Patriots
20.
When drawing a map, what determines the size of everything on your map?
a)
map projection
b)
map scale
c)
How big the paper is
d)
Depends on how big I draw
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