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Grids on earth

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The vertical lines on the globe are called_______________.

a)

Longitude

b)

Axis

c)

North Pole

d)

Latitude

2.

longitudes intersect with each others.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

North pole is located at --------------------

a)

90° N

b)

90° S

c)

23.5° S

d)

23.5° N

4.

How many time zones are there in the world?

a)

34

b)

25

c)

24

d)

80

5.

The distance between the lines of latitude is always equal throughout the globe.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Globe can be made for a small part of the earth.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

__________________________ is the largest parallel.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Arctic circle

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

8.

There are ____________meridians on the globe.

a)

24

b)

181

c)

360

d)

160

9.

The line that passes through Greenwich is called _______________

a)

International date line

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Meridian

10.

Latitudes are important ________________________________

a)

to locate the places

b)

To know the time zone

c)

to know the cimate

d)

answer 1 and 3

11.

which of the following is not one of the features of the longitudes.

a)

The meet at poles

b)

The size of the circles decreases from Equator to poles.

c)

The maximum distance between two lines is at the Equator.