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Review - Latitudes, Longitudes, heat zones, time zones

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The temperate zones of the Earth are between the tropics. Is that true or false? 
a)
True
b)
False
2.

The polar zones of the Earth are far northern and far southern, near the poles. Is that true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What climate zone is the green area in the picture?

a)

Polar zone

b)

Temperate zone

c)

Tropical zone

4.

What climate zone is the white area in the picture?

a)

Polar zone

b)

Temperate zone

c)

Tropical zone

5.

What climate zone is the red area in the picture?

a)

Polar zone

b)

Temperate zone

c)

Tropical zone

6.

Temperatures in the POLAR ZONES are...

a)

cold all year

b)

always warm

c)

warm in summer and cold in winter

7.

Temperatures in the TEMPERATE ZONES are...

a)

cold all year

b)

always warm

c)

warm in summer and cold in winter

8.

Temperatures in the TROPICAL ZONES are...

a)

cold all year

b)

always warm

c)

warm in summer and cold in winter

9.

Where are the TROPICS (tropical zones) located?

a)

In the northern hemisphere; 0º - 30º N

b)

In the southern hemisphere; 0º - 30º S

c)

Around the equator; 35º N - 35º S

d)

Around the equator; 23º26' N - 23º26' S

10.

What is climate?

a)

What's happening in space at a time and place.

b)

What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place

c)

The average weather over many years

d)

The average amount of rain over many years.

11.
What is weather?
a)
What's happening in space at a time and place.
b)
What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place.
c)
The average weather over many years
d)
The average temperature over many years.
12.
Antarctica is cold all the time. What is it's climate?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
13.

The seasons are caused by___________?

a)

The tilt of the Earth on its axis

b)

Tropical Storms

c)

Changes in the moon

d)

The Earth's rotation

14.
What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?
a)
precipitation and humidity
b)
temperature and air pressure
c)
wind conditions and humidity
d)
temperature and precipitation
15.
What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?
a)
polar, temperate, tropical
b)
tropical, temperate, polar
c)
temperate, polar, tropical
16.
The temperature of a tropical climate is?
a)
consistently warm
b)
consistently cool
c)
consistently moderate
d)
warm and cool
17.
A polar climate is?
a)
warm and cool
b)
consistently moderate
c)
consistently cool
d)
consistently warm
18.
A temperate climate is?
a)
consistently cool
b)
consistently warm
c)
consistently moderate
d)
warm and cool
19.

Which zone would you most likely experience frequent heavy downpours and very warm temperatures?

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

20.

Between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle lies

a)

southern Temperate zone

b)

Torrid zone

c)

Northern Polar

d)

Northern Temperate

21.

Which of these animals is most likely to be found in the Southern Frigid Zone.

a)

Polar Bears

b)

Penguins

c)

Giant pandas

d)

huge bears

22.

The area located near the equator, between the tropic of cancer and tropic of Capricorn, is called the...

a)

polar zone

b)

temperate zone

c)

arctic zone

d)

tropical zone

23.
As latitude ____________ temperature ____________. 
a)
increases, decreases
b)
decreases, increases
c)
increases, increases
d)
decreases, decreases
24.
The latitude zone in between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole.
a)
Polar Zone
b)
Temperate Zone
c)
Tropical Zone
25.
This photo represents a ______ climate 
a)
Tropical 
b)
Polar
c)
Temperate 
26.
This photo represents a ______ climate 
a)
Tropical 
b)
Polar
c)
Temperate 
27.

The tropic zone is in between the .................................. and the ..............................

a)

Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle

b)

Tropic of Cancer & Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Tropic of Cancer & the Arctic Circle

d)

The equator & the Tropic of Cancer

28.

What climate zone is found at high latitudes?

a)

Tropical

b)

Temperate

c)

Polar

d)

Highland

e)

Dry

29.
As you travel from west to east, does it get later or earlier?
a)
Earlier
b)
Later
30.
How many time zones are there in the world?
a)
24
b)
12
c)
6
d)
48
31.

if you cross a time zone line going east you must.....

a)

subtract an hour from your watch

b)

add an hour to your watch

32.

Approximately how wide is each time zone, in degrees?

a)

5o

b)

10o

c)

15o

d)

20o

33.

Where is all time measured from?

a)

Greenwich Meantime

b)

0o longitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

All of the above

34.

When you head west across the International Date Line, it becomes the next day.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Places that are located to the West...

a)

Are at an earlier time

b)

Are at a later time

36.

Which hemisphere gets each day first?

a)

northern

b)

southern

c)

eastern

d)

western

37.

What causes day and night?

a)

the sun moving around the Earth

b)

the Earth moving around the sun

c)

rotation

d)

revolution

38.

The international dateline measures _____________ degrees

a)

100

b)

90

c)

180

d)

360

39.

You are flying in a plane from Australia to the United States on Friday afternoon. What happens when you cross the international dateline?

a)

becomes Thursday

b)

becomes Saturday

c)

nothing

d)

you add and hour to your watch

40.

P.M. stands for....

a)

past midnight

b)

post meridian

c)

post malone

d)

past morning

41.
What is the name of the line at 0 degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Arctic Circle
42.
Latitude lines MEASURE the distance  __________ and ________ of the equator.
a)
North and South
b)
East and West
43.
Meridian that measures 180 degrees longitude and marks the change in calendar day is the: 
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
International Date Line
44.
Another name for longitude lines: 
a)
Meridians
b)
Parallels
c)
Equator
d)
Prime Meridian
45.
Longitude lines run:
a)
North to South 
b)
East to West
46.
Another name for latitude lines is:
a)
Longitude
b)
Parallels
c)
Meridians
d)
Equator
47.

What does it mean by 'Daylight Saving Time'?

a)

Clocks are put backwards 1 hour

b)

Clocks are put forward 1 hour

c)

Clocks are put backwards 2 hours

d)

Clocks are put forward half an hour

48.

As you move East to West across time zones, time is getting _______.

a)

earlier

b)

later

49.

O degrees latitude is known as the ___________.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

50.

Lines of constant latitude or parallels

a)

Run north or south parallel to the equator

b)

Run east or west of the Prime Meridian

c)

All of these lines meet at the North and South Poles

d)

None of the above

51.

The main line of longitude is

a)

The Equator

b)

International Dateline

c)

Greenwich Prime Meridian

d)

Arctic Cirle

52.

The main line of latitude is

a)

The Equator

b)

Greenwich Prime Meridian

c)

North Pole

d)

Tropic of Cancer

53.

An imaginary line that circles the Earth at 23.5 degrees North latitude is called

a)

Equator

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Antarctic Circle

54.

90 degrees North of the equator is the

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

International Dateline

c)

North Pole

d)

Equator

55.

At 180 degrees Longitude, this imaginary line separates one day from another.

a)

Prime Meredian

b)

International Dateline

c)

North Pole

d)

Equator

56.

What are the latitude and longitude lines?

a)

Long and short lines that divide the Earth

b)

Visible lines that divide the Earth

c)

Imaginary lines that divide the Earth

d)

None of the above

57.

This marks the location of the equator on Earth

a)

90 degrees

b)

180 degrees

c)

0 degrees

d)

none of the above

58.

Latitudes and Longitudes are measured in

a)

Kilometers

b)

Meters

c)

Degrees

d)

None of the above

59.

The intersection of the Earth's latitude and longitude lines form a

a)

Square

b)

Grid

c)

Map

d)

Hemisphere

60.

How many parts does the Equator divide the earth into?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

61.

To locate exact places on the earth, one must look at

a)

the lines of longitude only

b)

the lines of latitude only

c)

the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude

d)

a neighboring area to describe the location

62.
To locate a place on the earth, you need to look at...
a)
where the lines of latitude and longitude meet
b)
the lines of latitude only
c)
the lines of longitude only
d)
the compass rose