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WorksheetsWhere na YOU?
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What part of a map tells you the directions?
a)
scale
b)
title
c)
compass rose
d)
key/legend
2.
How are the vertical and horizontal lines called in a map?
a)
Latitude and Longitude
b)
Longitude and Latitude
c)
Equator and Greenwich
d)
UK and USA
3.
What does it mean if you are located in longitude 0°?
a)
I am in the Equator line
b)
I am located in Greenwich line or prime meridian
c)
I am located nowhere
d)
I am located in the artic circle
4.
Which geographic tool is a 3D model of the Earth?
a)
aerial photo
b)
map
c)
diagram
d)
globe
5.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It's summer in your area
b)
It's spring in your area
c)
It's fall in your area
d)
It's winter in your area
6.
Examine the diagram/picture. What type of celestial movement does the diagram illustrate?
a)
Earth's orbit
b)
Earth's rotation
c)
Earth's ascension
d)
Earth's revolution
7.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
8.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
9.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
10.
What is the approximate location of G?
a)
100oW, 40oN
b)
40oN, 100oW
c)
40oS, 100oW
d)
40oN, 100oE
11.
How accurate can a GPS locate a person?
a)
Within an arms length
b)
Within 20 feet
c)
Within 1 mile
d)
Within 1 kilometer
12.
How many times does one satellite orbit the Earth in a day?
a)
One time
b)
Three times
c)
Two times
d)
Four times
13.
Which form of communication does not require a satellite?
a)
Cell phone
b)
Google Earth
c)
FM station
d)
they all require a satellite
14.
The GPS satellites emit navigation signals
a)
Only when needed
b)
Only when orbiting the USA
c)
24 hours a day
d)
When you turn on a GPS system
15.
If a signal bends because it hits atmospheric air patterns this is
a)
signal refraction
b)
signal interference
c)
signal lost
d)
signal transaction
16.
What type of wave is used for satellites to communicate
a)
radio waves
b)
microwaves
c)
gamma waves
d)
light waves
17.
Which continent is located completely north of the Equator and west of the Prime Meridian?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
North America
d)
South America
18.
If you were at 30 degrees south and 60 degrees west, which continent would you be in?
a)
Europe
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Australia
19.
Is this showing latitude or longitude?
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
20.
Is this showing latitude or longitude?
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
21.
Latitude is measured out from what?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Merididan
c)
International Date Line
d)
United States
22.
Latitude and longitude are measured in what?
a)
Inches
b)
Kilometers
c)
Degrees
d)
Gallons
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