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Grade-6 (Geography) Ch-2 Globe: Latitudes and Longitudes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The total number of longitudes are _________.

a)

360

b)

180

c)

90

d)

100

2.

The Antarctic circle is located in ___________.

a)

The Northern Hemisphere

b)

The Southern Hemisphere

c)

The Eastern Hemisphere

d)

None of the above

3.

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 Northern Pole and the Southern Pole.

4.

The Tropic of Capricorn is located at __________.

a)

23.5

b)

25.5

c)

26.5

d)

24.5

5.

The Standard Meridian of India is ____________.

a)

82 degrees 40 minutes West

b)

82 degrees 30 minutes East

c)

82 degrees 20 minutes North

d)

None of the above

6.

The 0 degree Meridian is also known as_____________.

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Prime Suspect

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

All of these

7.

The distance between the longitudes decreases towards ____________.

a)

Pole

b)

Poel

c)

Ople

d)

None of the above

8.

The Arctic Circle is located in _____________ hemisphere.

a)

Southern Hemisphere

b)

Northern Hemisphere

c)

None of the above

d)

All of these

9.

Globe is a true model of _________.

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Earth

d)

Stars

10.

Earth rotates along __________.

a)

West to East

b)

East to West

c)

North to South

d)

South to South

11.

Imaginary line running on the globe divides it in to two equal part. This line is known as the ___________.

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Equator

12.

All parallel circles from the equator up to the poles are called parallels of ____________.

a)

Latitudes

b)

Longitudes

c)

Equator

13.

The equator represents the ____________ degree latitude.

a)

0

b)

90

c)

180

d)

360

14.

The _______ degrees South latitude marks the South Pole.

a)

0

b)

90

c)

180

d)

360

15.

The area that receives the maximum heat and is called the ___________ zone.

a)

Frigid

b)

Torrid

c)

Temperate

d)

None of the above

16.

Area bounded by Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle is ___________.

a)

Torrid Zone

b)

Temperate Zones

c)

Frigid Zone

17.

Distance between longitudes are measured in _________.

a)

Meter

b)

Degrees

c)

Kilometers

d)

Centimetres

18.

1 degree longitude is equal to __________ minutes.

a)

2 minutes

b)

3 minutes

c)

4 minutes

d)

5 minutes

19.

Point where all the meridians meet is called ___________.

a)

Equator

b)

Focus

c)

Pole

d)

All of the above

20.

180 degree longitude is called as __________.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

International Date Line

c)

Equator

d)

None of the above