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Latitude/Longitude Practice

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name for the imaginary lines that run east to west, like you see in this picture?

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

2.

What is the name for the imaginary lines that run north to south, like you see in this picture?

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

3.

What unit are latitude/longitude coordinates measured in?

a)

feet

b)

miles

c)

degrees

d)

centimeters

4.

What is another name for 0° latitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

5.

What is another name for 0° longitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

6.

Find the red dot. What are its lat/long coordinates?

a)

40° N, 100° W

b)

80° N, 50° E

c)

100° N, 40° W

d)

60°S, 120° E

7.

Find the red dot. What are its lat/long coordinates?

a)

40° S, 60° W

b)

40° N, 60° E

c)

60° N, 40° E

d)

0°, 80° E

8.

Find the red dot. What are its lat/long coordinates?

a)

40° S, 40° W

b)

120° W, 0°

c)

0°, 100° W

d)

0°, 120° W

9.

In what hemisphere is the red dot located in?

a)

northern hemisphere

b)

southern hemisphere

10.

In what hemispheres is the red dot located in?

(Choose TWO answers. North/South? East/West?)

a)

northern hemisphere

b)

southern hemisphere

c)

western hemisphere

d)

eastern hemisphere