WorksheetsLatitude and Longitude
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
If you are 45 degrees south of the equator, which of the following must be true?
Your longitude is 45° E.
You are in the Western Hemisphere.
You are in the tropics.
Your latitude is 45° S.
A police office is giving you directions. He says, "The library is next to the fire station." He is describing the library's ____________.
absolute location
coordinates
relative location
hemisphere
Which of the following statements is false:
Latitude lines run east to west.
Everyone measures latitude and longitude differently.
Absolute location is universal.
Latitude and longitude lines are invisible.
The point at 0°, 0° is _____________.
where the Tropic of Cancer starts
where the equator and the Prime Meridian meet
in the middle of the North Pole
not on the globe
_________ are also known as meridians.
Longitude lines
The tropics
The poles
Minutes
Which of the following statements is true:
Longitude lines go up to 90 degrees.
The Prime Meridian is located in Washington, D.C.
There are 100 minutes per degree.
Longitude lines go up to 180 degrees.
Which of the following represents the correct way to write the coordinates of a point?
81° N, 15° W
81° NORTH. 15° WEST.
81° N-15° W
15° W, 81° N
Which US city has a longitude closest to 80° W?
Portland
Houston
Miami
Fargo
Boston has a longitude of approximately _____________.
43° N
65° W
52° N
71° W
Which two places share a line of latitude?
Boston and Miami
Fargo and Houston
Ames and Boston
Fargo and Niagara Falls
