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Absolute Location~ Geography P3

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Latitude Lines run ____________ to ____________.

a)

East to West

b)

North to South

2.

Latitude measures the distance ______________ and __________________ of the ________________.

a)

North, South, Equator

b)

East, West, Prime Meridian

c)

North, South, Prime Meridian

d)

East, West, Equator

3.

Longitude lines run _____________ to _____________.

a)

North to South

b)

East to West

4.

Longitude measures distance ____________ and _______________ of the ___________________.

a)

East, West, Prime Meridian

b)

North, South, Prime Meridian

c)

East, West, Equator

d)

North, South, Equator

5.

900 North is the__________________

a)

North Pole

b)

South Pole

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

6.

900 South is the ______________

a)

South Pole

b)

North Pole

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

7.

1800 Longitude is called the __________________ (Check all that apply)

a)

Line on the opposite side of the Earth from the Prime Meridian

b)

The International Dateline

c)

Anti meridian

d)

Line of Demarcation

8.

When writing your address, what MUST ALWAYS come first?

a)

Your house number

b)

Your Street number

c)

Your Street name

d)

Your zip code

9.

An example of Relative location is

a)

My house is across the street from the school.

b)

82 South Park Ave.

c)

13325 SW 87 Ave, Miami, Fl. 33156

d)

750 N, 1650 W

10.

An example of Absolute Location is (Check all that apply)

a)

17550 SW 83 Court, Miami, Fl. 33165

b)

700 S, 1450 E

c)

The Grocery store is next to the McDonalds

d)

56th Street

11.

What is the RED line called? Check all that apply.

a)

The halfway mark

b)

The Equator

c)

The Prime Meridian

d)

00

12.

Which Hemisphere is this location found: 700 N Lat., 1430 E Long.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

North Eastern

d)

Eastern

13.

Which Continents are completely in the Southern Hemisphere? Check all that apply.

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

Antarctica

d)

Australia

14.

Which Continents are completely in the Northern Hemisphere? Check all that apply.

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

South America

e)

Africa

15.

What is Constitution Day? Check all that apply.

a)

Constitution's Birthday

b)

The day the Constitution was signed.

c)

Sept. 17, 1787

d)

A holiday in September

16.

What is Labor Day? Check all that apply.

a)

The first Monday in September

b)

A Day off from school

c)

A day to celebrate the American worker

d)

Commemorating the balance of Work, Rest, and Play.

17.

What happened on Sept. 11, 2001

a)

Terror attacks on the World Trade Center

b)

Mrs. Christopher's daughter was born.

c)

It is a teacher plan day.

d)

There was a hurricane

18.

The Sun rises in the ______________ and sets in the ____________.

a)

East, West

b)

East, North

c)

West, South

d)

West, East

19.

What directions are missing on the Compass Rose? Check all that apply.

a)

None

b)

Intermediate directions

c)

Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast

d)

All of them

20.

What continent has the largest population

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

South America

21.

What continent is home to the South Pole?

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Canada

c)

Antarctica

d)

Mt. Everest

22.

What continent has the world's largest dessert?

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

23.

What continent has the longest River?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Antarctica