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C1S2 & C1S3 Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lines of longitude measure how far from the _______ a place is located.

a)

Equator

b)

International Date Line

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Tropic of Cancer

2.

Lines of latitude can be measured up to what degree?

a)

150 degrees

b)

180 degrees

c)

90 degrees

d)

100 degrees

3.

Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located.

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

4.
The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ________. 
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Arctic Circle
5.
The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Antarctic Circle
6.

The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?

a)

Eastern and Southern

b)

Northern and Southern

c)

Western and Eastern

d)

Northern and Western

7.

The Prime Meridian breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?

a)

Northern and Southern

b)

Western and Eastern

c)

Northern and Eastern

d)

Southern and Western

8.

Antarctica, Australia, and most of South America are in what hemisphere?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Western

d)

Eastern

9.
What is map projection?
a)
when a map on the computer is projected onto the screen
b)
when an image is put onto a piece of paper
c)
when a round object is represented on a flat surface
d)
when you launch a projectile in the air
10.
What is map distortion?
a)
when the images on a map are not to scale because of the projection
b)
when a camera squishes your face
c)
when the continents are moved around like a puzzle
d)
when a spherical object like the globe is presented on a flat surface
11.

Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

L

d)

H

12.

Which of the following letter is at approximately  60°S, 40°W60\degree S,\ 40\degree W  ? 

a)

A

b)

D

c)

E

d)

H

13.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
14.

Which STATE is located at...

120°W, 45°N

a)

WA

b)

OR

c)

UT

d)

ND

15.
Which STATE is located at...
105°W, 47°N
a)
MT
b)
SD
c)
UT
d)
AZ
16.
Which STATE is located at...
100°W, 48°N
a)
NM
b)
ND
c)
SD
d)
CO
17.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
18.
Which city is closest to the Equator?
a)
Los Angeles
b)
Minneapolis
c)
Miami
d)
Unable to determine
19.
 A mercator map is a ___________ shape.
a)
 square
b)
round
c)
trriangle
d)
rectangle
20.

Which projection is this?

a)

Conic Projection

b)

Mercator Projection

c)

Equal Area Projection

d)

Robinson Projection