Free Printable Latitude & Longitude Practice

1.

What line (shown in red) is seen here?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Northern Hemisphere

d)

Southern Hemisphere

2.

This line divides Earth into what hemispheres?

a)

Eastern and Western

b)

Northern and Southern

c)

Latitude and longitude

3.

This line, known as the Prime Meridian, divides Earth into what hemispheres?

a)

Eastern and Western

b)

Northern and Southern

c)

Latitude and longitude

4.

The Equator is a line of _____ and the Prime Meridian is a line of _____.

a)

North, South

b)

Longitude, Latitude

c)

East, North

d)

Latitude, Longitude

5.

If I see °N or °S on a map, these are lines of _____.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

6.

If I see °E or °W on a map, these are lines of _____.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

7.

When writing out latitude and longitude coordinates, which one is listed first?

a)

°N/°S (latitude)

b)

°E/°W (longitude)

8.

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In what ocean does the Prime Meridian (0 longitude) cross the Equator (0 latitude)?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

9.

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What two continents does the Equator (0 latitude) cross?

a)

North America and South America

b)

Africa and South America

c)

Africa and Europe

10.

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Which of these continents lies completely in the Southern Hemisphere (below the Equator)?

a)

North America

b)

Australia

c)

Asia

11.

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What ocean lies completely in the Eastern Hemisphere (to the right of the Prime Meridian)?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Pacific

12.

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On what continent would you find a location of latitude $30\degree N$ and longitude $0\degree$ ?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

13.

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On what continent would you find a location of latitude $60\degree N$ and longitude $100\degree\ W$ ?

a)

South America

b)

Australia

c)

North America

14.

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On what continent would you find a location of latitude $30\degree S$ and longitude $60\degree\ W$ ?

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

North America

15.

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On what continent would you find a location of latitude $30\degree S$ and longitude $130\degree\ E$ ?

a)

Europe

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

16.

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Identify the city located closest to latitude $30\degree N$ and longitude $90\degree\ W$ ?

a)

New Orleans

b)

Quito

c)

London

17.

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Identify the city located closest to latitude $30\degree N$ and longitude $30\degree\ E$ ?

a)

San Francisco

b)

London

c)

Cairo

18.

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What are the approximate coordinates of Shanghai, China?

a)

$30\degree N,\ 30\degree E$

b)

$30\degree N,\ 120\degree E$

c)

$30\degree S,\ 150\degree E$

19.

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What are the approximate coordinates of Durban, Africa?

a)

$30\degree S,\ 30\degree E$

b)

$30\degree N,\ 30\degree E$

c)

$0\degree,\ 30\degree E$

20.

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What city on the map lies on the Prime Meridian (longitude $0\degree$ )

a)

Antarctica

b)

London

c)

Nairobi

21.

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What city on the map lies on the latitude line $60\degree N$ ?

a)

Leningrad

b)

New York

c)

London

22.

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The United States lies primarily between which two lines of latitude?

a)

$0\degree\ and\ 30\degree N$

b)

$30\degree N\ and\ 60\degree N$

c)

$60\degree W\ and\ 90\degree W$

Latitude & Longitude Practice

Total questions: 22

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