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WorksheetsLatitude and longitude
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
2.
Latitude and Longitude are measured in______.
a)
kilometers
b)
degrees
c)
miles
d)
hours
3.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
4.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
5.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
6.
Which STATE is located at...
120°W, 45°N
120°W, 45°N
a)
WA
b)
OR
c)
UT
d)
ND
7.
Which STATE is located at...
105°W, 47°N
105°W, 47°N
a)
MT
b)
SD
c)
UT
d)
AZ
8.
Which city is closest to the Equator?
a)
Los Angeles
b)
Minneapolis
c)
Miami
d)
Unable to determine
9.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
10.
When reading coordinates what do you read first?
a)
The numbers
b)
Longitude
c)
Latitude
d)
The degrees
11.
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
12.
The Prime Meridian separates what two hemispheres?
a)
North and South
b)
North and East
c)
South and West
d)
East and West
13.
Longitudinal lines run
a)
up and down
b)
left to right
c)
corner to corner
d)
in zigzags
14.
This map shows the lines of ______.
a)
LONGITUDE
b)
LATITUDE
15.
What are the four MAIN directions on the Compass Rose?
a)
North, South, East, and West
b)
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
16.
What is located at 40*N, 105*W
a)
Fargo
b)
Denver
Denver
Denver
c)
Boston
d)
Niagara Falls
17.
Tells what a map is about.
a)
key/legend
b)
index
c)
table of contents
d)
title
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