WorksheetsLongitude and Latitude
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Lines of Longitude measure how far from the _______ a place is located.
a)
Equator
b)
International Date Line
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Tropic of Cancer
2.
Lines of Latitude can be measured up to what degree?
a)
150 degrees
b)
180 degrees
c)
90 degrees
d)
100 degrees
3.
The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn are what type of lines?
a)
Latitude lines
b)
International Date lines
c)
Longitude lines
d)
Meridian lines
4.
Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located?
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
5.
The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ________.
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Arctic Circle
6.
The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Antarctic Circle
7.
What shape is the planet Earth?
a)
Circle
b)
hemisphere
c)
sphere
d)
cone
8.
The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Eastern and Southern
b)
Northern and Southern
c)
Western and Eastern
d)
Northern and Western
9.
The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Northern and Southern
b)
Western and Eastern
c)
Northern and Eastern
d)
Southern and Western
10.
Location D is located at which coordinates?
a)
30oN, 90oW
b)
90oN, 30oW
c)
10oN, 40oW
d)
30oN, 90oE
11.
Location H is located at which coordinates?
a)
60oN, 120oE
b)
90oN, 30oE
c)
10oS, 40oW
d)
30oN, 90oE
12.
Location E is located at which coordinates?
a)
30oS, 30oE
b)
30oS, 30oW
c)
10oS, 40oW
d)
30oN, 90oE
13.
Location L is located at which coordinates?
a)
15oS, 60oW
b)
45oS, 60oW
c)
15oS, 60oE
d)
45oS, 60oE
14.
Which point is located at 30oS, 30oE?
a)
K
b)
D
c)
E
d)
G
15.
Which point is located at 30oS, 150oE?
a)
K
b)
D
c)
E
d)
G
16.
Which point is located at 30oN, 90oW?
a)
K
b)
D
c)
E
d)
G
17.
Which point is located at 45oN, 30oE?
a)
K
b)
D
c)
E
d)
G
18.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
19.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
20.
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
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