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WorksheetsG6 - Latitude and Longitude
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 17mins
The total number of parallels at an interval of 50 are_____
37
36
19
42
In which hemisphere is the Antarctic Circle located?
Northern
Eastern
Southern
Western
The prime meridian passes through which country?
UAE
USA
UK
India
The total number of meridians at an interval of 50 are
73
71
72
79
The standard meridian of India has been chosen at
00
82.300 E
82.300 W
23.5
The hottest heat zone on Earth is _________ zone
Torrid
Temperate
Frigid
Equatorial
The meridian passing through Greenwich is called (a) meridian
Parallels are also called lines of latitude.
True
False
There are 181 parallels on the earth.
True
False
________________ are half circles between the North Pole and the South Pole.
Meridians
Parallels
Equator : latitude : Parallel :: Prime Meridian : ________ : Meridian
longitude
latitude
meridian
parallel
The Prime Meridian is taken as the starting line of the latitude.
False
True
The regions located between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole, and the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole are called __________
Frigid zones
Torrid zones
Temperate zones
Pole zones
(a) is the largest parallel on the globe.
The North Pole always points towards the Pole Star (Polaris).
True
False
