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WorksheetsLatitude and Longitude
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
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
120°W, 45°N
a)
WA
b)
OR
c)
UT
d)
ND
11.
Which STATE is located at...
105°W, 47°N
105°W, 47°N
a)
MT
b)
SD
c)
UT
d)
AZ
12.
Which STATE is located at...
100°W, 48°N
100°W, 48°N
a)
NM
b)
ND
c)
SD
d)
CO
13.
The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour line
14.
The 0 degree mark of longitude is known as the ___________ ______________ measure from Greenwich England.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour Line
15.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
16.
Which Hemisphere are both North America and South America found in?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Eastern Hemisphere
c)
Southern Hemisphere
d)
Northern Hemisphere
17.
Which Hemisphere are Asia, Australia, and most of Europe found in?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Eastern Hemisphere
c)
Southern Hemisphere
d)
Northern Hemisphere
18.
Which Hemisphere are both South America and Antarctica found in?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Eastern Hemisphere
c)
Southern Hemisphere
d)
Northern Hemisphere
19.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
20.
Which letter would you find at 30oS, 30oE?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
K
d)
E
21.
Which way does latitude go on a map?
a)
Up and down
b)
Side to side
c)
In a circle
d)
To infinity and beyond
22.
Which way does longitude go on a map?
a)
Up and down
b)
Side to side
c)
In a circle
d)
To infinity and beyond
23.
Which of these continents does the equator go through?
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
Australia
d)
Africa
24.
What is the reason why latitude lines NEVER intersect?
a)
They converge at the poles
b)
They are cool
c)
They are vertical lines
d)
They are parallel
25.
What is this object known as?
a)
Map symbol
b)
Map key
c)
Map scale
d)
Compass rose
26.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
27.
Which of these continets does the Prime Meridian go through?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Asia
d)
Africa
28.
How many time zones are there?
a)
18
b)
11
c)
20
d)
24
29.
What is the name of the line at about 23.5⁰ South?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Tropic of Cancer
30.
-
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
31.
-
a)
Equator
b)
South Pole
c)
North Pole
d)
Prime Meridian
32.
Lines that run north to south are called?
a)
latitude lines
b)
parallels
c)
longitude lines
33.
Lines that run east to west are called?
a)
equator
b)
latitude lines
c)
prime meridian
34.
Which two continents make up about half of Earth's land area?
a)
Europe and South America
b)
Africa and North America
c)
Antarctica and Asia
d)
Africa and Asia
35.
Which continent has the smallest land area?
a)
North America
b)
Antarctica
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
36.
Which continent has the smallest land area?
a)
North America
b)
Antarctica
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
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