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WorksheetsReview - Latitudes, Longitudes, heat zones, time zones
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 40mins
The polar zones of the Earth are far northern and far southern, near the poles. Is that true or false?
True
False
What climate zone is the green area in the picture?
Polar zone
Temperate zone
Tropical zone
What climate zone is the white area in the picture?
Polar zone
Temperate zone
Tropical zone
What climate zone is the red area in the picture?
Polar zone
Temperate zone
Tropical zone
Temperatures in the POLAR ZONES are...
cold all year
always warm
warm in summer and cold in winter
Temperatures in the TEMPERATE ZONES are...
cold all year
always warm
warm in summer and cold in winter
Temperatures in the TROPICAL ZONES are...
cold all year
always warm
warm in summer and cold in winter
Where are the TROPICS (tropical zones) located?
In the northern hemisphere; 0º - 30º N
In the southern hemisphere; 0º - 30º S
Around the equator; 35º N - 35º S
Around the equator; 23º26' N - 23º26' S
What is climate?
What's happening in space at a time and place.
What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place
The average weather over many years
The average amount of rain over many years.
The seasons are caused by___________?
The tilt of the Earth on its axis
Tropical Storms
Changes in the moon
The Earth's rotation
Which zone would you most likely experience frequent heavy downpours and very warm temperatures?
polar
temperate
tropical
Between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle lies
southern Temperate zone
Torrid zone
Northern Polar
Northern Temperate
Which of these animals is most likely to be found in the Southern Frigid Zone.
Polar Bears
Penguins
Giant pandas
huge bears
The area located near the equator, between the tropic of cancer and tropic of Capricorn, is called the...
polar zone
temperate zone
arctic zone
tropical zone
The tropic zone is in between the .................................. and the ..............................
Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer & Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer & the Arctic Circle
The equator & the Tropic of Cancer
What climate zone is found at high latitudes?
Tropical
Temperate
Polar
Highland
Dry
if you cross a time zone line going east you must.....
subtract an hour from your watch
add an hour to your watch
Approximately how wide is each time zone, in degrees?
5o
10o
15o
20o
Where is all time measured from?
Greenwich Meantime
0o longitude
Prime Meridian
All of the above
When you head west across the International Date Line, it becomes the next day.
True
False
Places that are located to the West...
Are at an earlier time
Are at a later time
Which hemisphere gets each day first?
northern
southern
eastern
western
What causes day and night?
the sun moving around the Earth
the Earth moving around the sun
rotation
revolution
The international dateline measures _____________ degrees
100
90
180
360
You are flying in a plane from Australia to the United States on Friday afternoon. What happens when you cross the international dateline?
becomes Thursday
becomes Saturday
nothing
you add and hour to your watch
P.M. stands for....
past midnight
post meridian
post malone
past morning
What does it mean by 'Daylight Saving Time'?
Clocks are put backwards 1 hour
Clocks are put forward 1 hour
Clocks are put backwards 2 hours
Clocks are put forward half an hour
As you move East to West across time zones, time is getting _______.
earlier
later
O degrees latitude is known as the ___________.
Prime Meridian
Equator
Lines of constant latitude or parallels
Run north or south parallel to the equator
Run east or west of the Prime Meridian
All of these lines meet at the North and South Poles
None of the above
The main line of longitude is
The Equator
International Dateline
Greenwich Prime Meridian
Arctic Cirle
The main line of latitude is
The Equator
Greenwich Prime Meridian
North Pole
Tropic of Cancer
An imaginary line that circles the Earth at 23.5 degrees North latitude is called
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Antarctic Circle
90 degrees North of the equator is the
Prime Meridian
International Dateline
North Pole
Equator
At 180 degrees Longitude, this imaginary line separates one day from another.
Prime Meredian
International Dateline
North Pole
Equator
What are the latitude and longitude lines?
Long and short lines that divide the Earth
Visible lines that divide the Earth
Imaginary lines that divide the Earth
None of the above
This marks the location of the equator on Earth
90 degrees
180 degrees
0 degrees
none of the above
Latitudes and Longitudes are measured in
Kilometers
Meters
Degrees
None of the above
The intersection of the Earth's latitude and longitude lines form a
Square
Grid
Map
Hemisphere
How many parts does the Equator divide the earth into?
1
2
3
4
To locate exact places on the earth, one must look at
the lines of longitude only
the lines of latitude only
the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
a neighboring area to describe the location
