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Latitude and Longitude

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 57mins

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.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W? 
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
6.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
7.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
8.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
9.
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
10.
Which STATE is located at...
120°W, 45°N
a)
WA
b)
OR
c)
UT
d)
ND
11.
Which STATE is located at...
105°W, 47°N
a)
MT
b)
SD
c)
UT
d)
AZ
12.
Which STATE is located at...
100°W, 48°N
a)
NM
b)
ND
c)
SD
d)
CO
13.
Lines of Latitude can be measured up to what degree?
a)
150 degrees
b)
180 degrees
c)
90 degrees
d)
100 degrees
14.
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
15.
Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located?
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
16.
The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Northern and Southern
b)
Western and Eastern
c)
Northern and Eastern
d)
Southern and Western
17.
Lines of latitude are also called  __________.
a)
hemispheres
b)
Parallels
c)
Meridians
d)
Tropics
18.
Lines of longitude are also called  ____________.
a)
Hemispheres
b)
Meridians
c)
parallels
d)
International Date Lines
19.
Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in __________.
a)
inches
b)
miles
c)
degrees
d)
ounces
20.
What line of LATITUDE is Point A located?
a)
60N
b)
105W
c)
150W
d)
48o N
21.
What line of LONGITUDE is Point A located?
a)
60N
b)
105W
c)
150W
d)
48o N
22.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
23.
Which letter would you find at 30oS, 30oE?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
K
d)
E
24.

What is located at 40*N, 105*W

a)

Fargo

b)

Denver

c)

Boston

d)

Niagara Falls

25.

What line is the arrow pointing to?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Arctic Circle

d)

Antarctic Circle

26.

How many time zones are there on earth?

a)

1

b)

12

c)

24

d)

360

27.

Which lines are used to divide the world into time zones?

a)

Parallels

b)

Tropic Lines

c)

Latitude Lines

d)

Longitude Lines

28.

What is this squirrel trying to say?

a)

I am innocent of all charges.

b)

Mr. Marple, stop telling cheesy jokes.

c)

The latitude-longitude dance is so trendy.

d)

wax on, wax off

29.

What line is 180E/180W and is used for our calendar?

a)

International Date Line

b)

Equator

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Arctic Circle

30.

If I move east on the globe, what do I do with my watch?

a)

nothing, east and west does not affect time.

b)

Subtract the hours from my home time.

c)

Add the hours to my home time.

d)

Decide that a cell phone is no substitute for a watch,