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WorksheetsLatitude and Longitude
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What city is located at 32 degrees south and 150 degrees east?
a)
Shanghai
b)
Sydney
c)
Durban
d)
Calcutta
2.
Which city is located at 38 degrees north and 120 degrees west?
a)
San Fransisco
b)
New York
c)
New Orleans
d)
London
3.
Which continent is located completely north of the Equator and west of the Prime Meridian?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
North America
d)
South America
4.
Which continent is completely south of the Equator and east of the Prime Meridian?
a)
Antartica
b)
South America
c)
North America
d)
Australia
5.
What are the coordinates for the city of New Orleans?
a)
30 degrees north and 90 degrees west
b)
60 degrees north and 30 degrees east
c)
30 degrees north and 120 degrees east
d)
35 degrees north and 70 degrees west
6.
What are the coordinates for the city of Leningrad?
a)
28 degrees north and 88 degrees east
b)
55 degrees north and 1 degree east
c)
28 degrees north and 88 degrees east
d)
60 degrees north and 30 degrees east
7.
If you were at 30 degrees south and 60 degrees west, which continent would you be in?
a)
Europe
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Australia
8.
If you were located at 30 degrees south and 90 degress east, what ocean would you be in?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
9.
To locate the exact places on Earth, one must look at:
a)
latitude lines only
b)
the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
c)
longitude lines only
d)
a neighboring area to describe the location
10.
Lines of latitude and longitude are measured in:
a)
degrees of a circle
b)
north and south only
c)
east and west only
d)
degrees of a compass
11.
Latitude on a globe run from:
a)
north to south
b)
north to west
c)
east to south
d)
east to west
12.
Which lines run on a globe from east to west?
a)
longitude lines
b)
latitude lines
c)
north pole
d)
south pole
13.
When measuring lines of latitude, always start with this line, which represents zero:
a)
North Pole
b)
The Prime Meridian
c)
The Equator
d)
South Pole
14.
When measuring lines of longitude, always start with this line, which represents zero:
a)
The Equator
b)
The Prime Meridian
c)
The North Pole
d)
The South Pole
15.
On a globe, or map, the Equator is:
a)
The Horizontal, center line
b)
The Vertical, center line
c)
30 degree line
d)
The North Pole
16.
On a globe, or map, the Prime Meridian is:
a)
The 180 Degree Line
b)
The Horizontal Center Line
c)
The South Pole
d)
The Vertical Center Line
17.
Coordinates can be written like this:
a)
20 degrees south, 140 degrees west
b)
40 degrees north, 120 degrees west
c)
20 degrees south, 160 degrees east
d)
all of the above
18.
What are coordinates?
a)
a degree only
b)
two sets of degrees and cardinal directions
c)
two degrees only
d)
a cardinal direction only
19.
Which continent is located at 60 degrees north and 120 degrees west?
a)
Asia
b)
North America
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
20.
What ocean would you be in if you were at 30 degrees south and 150 degrees west?
a)
The Atlantic Ocean
b)
The Arctic Ocean
c)
The Pacific Ocean
d)
The Indian Ocean
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