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Absolute Location, Major Lines of Lat and Long, and Cont

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
2.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
3.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
4.
What is the approximate location of G?
a)
100oW, 40oN
b)
40oN, 100oW
c)
40oS, 100oW
d)
40oN, 100oE
5.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
6.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
7.
Lines of longitude run north and south (up and down).
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.
a)
inches
b)
feet
c)
degrees
d)
grams
9.

What major line of latitude is at 23.5°N?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

10.

What major line of Latitude is at 23.5°S?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridican

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Tropic of Cancer

11.

Line of Latitude run east to west (left to right)

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Lines of Latitude Measure distance _ and _ from the equator?

a)

North, South

b)

East, West

13.

Lines of Longitude measure _ and _ from the Prime Meridian?

a)

North, South

b)

East, West

14.

The Prime Meridian and Equator are always written as?

a)

b)

0°N

c)

0°W

d)

0

15.

What is the Absolute Location of Denver?

a)

west of St. Louis

b)

39 degrees N by 105 degrees W

c)

Southeast of Seattle

d)

39 degrees W by 105 degrees N

16.

What is the Absolute Location of Denver?

a)

west of St. Louis

b)

39°N, 105°W

c)

Southeast of Seattle

d)

39°W, 105°N

17.

What is the Absolute Location of Portland?

a)

45°N, 122°W

b)

122°W, 45°N

c)

North of Denver.

d)

East of Boston.

18.

What is the Absolute Location of Houston?

a)

29°N, 95°W

b)

95°W, 29°N

c)

39°N, 95°W

d)

39°N, 85°W

19.

What is the Absolute Location of Lincoln?

a)

41°N, 78°W

b)

41°N, 97°W

c)

41°N, 77°W

d)

41°N, 107°W

20.

What is the Absolute Location of Miami?

a)

90°W, 26°S

b)

88°W, 26°N

c)

81°W, 26°N

d)

26°N, 80°S