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Grade 6 - Latitudes and Longitudes

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Longitude lines run from north to south.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Latitude lines go from east to west.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Which important line of latitude is located at 90 degrees North?
a)
Antarctic Circle
b)
Tropic of Capricorn
c)
Equator
d)
Arctic Circle
4.
Which important line of latitude is located at 0 degrees?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Tropic of Cancer
5.
Is the Tropic of Cancer ABOVE the Equator or BELOW the Equator?
a)
Above
b)
Below
6.
Is the Tropic of Capricorn ABOVE the Equator or BELOW the Equator?
a)
Above
b)
Below
7.
What city is located at about 39 degrees North latitude and 108 degrees West longitude?
a)
Durango
b)
Delta
c)
Boulder
d)
Denver
8.
What city is located at 40 degrees North latitude and about 105 degrees West longitude?
a)
Colorado Springs
b)
Boulder
c)
Denver
d)
Durango
9.
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
10.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
11.
What is the approximate location of G?
a)
100oW, 40oN
b)
40oN, 100oW
c)
40oS, 100oW
d)
40oN, 100oE
12.

Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

L

d)

H

13.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
14.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
15.
Which Hemisphere are both North America and South America found in?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Eastern Hemisphere
c)
Southern Hemisphere
d)
Northern Hemisphere
16.
Which Hemisphere are Asia, Australia, and most of Europe found in?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Eastern Hemisphere
c)
Southern Hemisphere
d)
Northern Hemisphere
17.
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
18.
How many time zones are there?
a)
18
b)
11
c)
20
d)
24
19.
What are latitude and longitude lines?
 
a)
 Imaginary lines that divide the Earth
b)
Visible lines that divide the Earth
c)
Long and short lines that divide the Earth
20.
What hemisphere is Asia in?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
North East
d)
True
21.
What line of LATITUDE is Point D located?
a)
105o W
b)
34o N
c)
48o N
d)
80o W
22.

All parallel circles from the equator up to the poles are called

a)

Parallels of latitudes

b)

Parallels of longitudes

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

23.

The area that receives the maximum heat is called

a)

Frigid zone

b)

Torrid zone

c)

Temperate zone

d)

None of these

24.

The value of the prime meridian is

a)

90°

b)

0°

c)

23.5°

d)

60°

25.

Grid is a network of

a)

Parallels of latitudes and meridians of longitudes

b)

The tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn

c)

The north pole and South Pole

d)

The Arctic circle and Antarctic circle

26.

To locate something on the Earth you would write in the format

a)

Minutes, Degrees, Seconds

b)

Degrees, Minutes, Seconds

c)

Seconds, Minutes, Degrees

d)

Degrees, Seconds, Minutes

27.

How many parts does the Equator divide the earth into?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

28.

Latitudes and Longitudes are measured in

a)

Kilometers

b)

Meters

c)

Degrees

d)

None of the above

29.

23.5 Degrees South.

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn.

c)

Arctic Circle.

d)

Antarctic Circle.

30.

23.5 Degrees North

a)

Tropic of Cancer.

b)

Tropic of Capricorn.

c)

Arctic Circle.

d)

Antarctic Circle.

31.

Stars 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are all in which hemisphere?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

32.

Polar area comes under ________

a)

Temperate Zone

b)

Torrid Zone

c)

Equator Zone

d)

Frigid Zone

33.

The Central meridian passes through _________.

a)

Kolkata

b)

Allahabad

c)

Mumbai

d)

Delhi

34.

The local time of the Central meridian of India is ______.

a)

82°30' East

b)

81°30' East

c)

82°30' South

d)

85°30' East

35.

Russia has ____ time zones.

a)

10

b)

12

c)

11

d)

14

36.

What is difference between each longitude ?

a)

5 min

b)

4 min

c)

4.5 min

d)

6 min

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