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Latitude, Climate, Weather

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

0 degree line of latitude

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

2.

23.5 degrees North

a)

Equator

b)

Arctic Circle

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Tropic of Cancer

3.

23.5 degrees South

a)

Equator

b)

Antarctic Circle

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

4.

66.5 degrees North

a)

Equator

b)

Arctic Circle

c)

Antarctic Circle

d)

North Pole

5.

66.5 degrees South

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Antarctic Circle

d)

South Pole

6.

Latitude zone between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

a)

Polar Zone

b)

Low Latitudes

c)

Mid Latitudes

d)

High Latitudes

7.

Latitude zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn and Antarctic Circle

a)

Polar Zone

b)

Low Latitudes

c)

Mid Latitudes

d)

High Latitudes

8.

Latitude zone between the Arctic Circle and North Pole and the Antarctic Circle and South Pole

a)

High Latitudes

b)

Low Latitudes

c)

Mid Latitudes

d)

Horse Latitudes

9.

Which best describes the mid latitudes?

a)

Hot year-round with some areas of great humidity and some areas that are arid

b)

Cold year-round with frozen ground and ice

c)

Temperate, with varying temperatures that are more mild, and 4 seasons

d)

Latitude has no effect on climate

10.

Which best describes the low latitudes?

a)

Hot year-round with some areas of great humidity and some areas that are arid

b)

Cold year-round with frozen ground and ice

c)

Temperate, with varying temperatures that are more mild, and 4 seasons

d)

Latitude has no effect on climate

11.

Which best describes the high latitudes?

a)

Hot year-round with some areas of great humidity and some areas that are arid

b)

Cold year-round with frozen ground and ice

c)

Temperate, with varying temperatures that are more mild, and 4 seasons

d)

Latitude has no effect on climate

12.

In which latitude zone do we live here in Virginia?

a)

Low

b)

Mid

c)

High

d)

Polar

13.

Which of the following have an effect on climate? Select all that apply.

a)

Latitude

b)

Winds

c)

Elevation

d)

Proximity to water/ocean currents

14.

What is weather?

a)

Conditions of the atmosphere at any given time

b)

Average conditions of the atmosphere over a long period of time

15.

What is climate?

a)

Conditions of the atmosphere at any given time

b)

Average conditions of the atmosphere over a long period of time

16.

Which of the following are part of weather? Select all that apply.

a)

Temperature

b)

Precipitation

c)

Seasons

d)

Humidity

e)

Wind

17.

Which of the following are part of climate? Select all that apply.

a)

Temperature

b)

Precipitation

c)

Seasons

d)

Humidity

e)

Wind

18.

Weather phenomena involving a sudden rapidly rotating column of wind that can lead to great damage.

a)

Tornado

b)

Cyclone

c)

Monsoon

19.

What part of the world has the greatest number of tornadoes?

a)

The central United States

b)

England

c)

South America

d)

Africa

20.

These two types of storms are cyclones, large, swirling storms with strong winds and heavy rains.

a)

Typhoon

b)

Hurricane

c)

Tornado

d)

Monsoon

21.

South and Southeast Asia are significantly impacted by these seasonal winds.

a)

Typhoon

b)

Hurricane

c)

Tornado

d)

Monsoon

22.

Which of the following are true of monsoons? Select all that apply.

a)

They bring much needed rain for growing crops and drinking water.

b)

Without them, parts of Asia would suffer from significant drought.

c)

There are wet and dry winds.

d)

They have little impact on life in Asia.

23.

Which of the following statements are true? Select all that apply.

a)

There are many different types of climate in the world.

b)

Similar climates exist at the same latitude across the world.

c)

Longitude impacts the type of climate a place will have.

d)

Climate and latitude zones in the Southern Hemisphere are a mirror image of the Northern Hemisphere.