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Latitudes and Longitudes

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Network of Criss- crossing lines

a)

Grid

b)

Globe

c)

Map

2.

The 0° Longitude......

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Great Circle

3.

The 0° Latitude......

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Pole

4.

The Prime Meridian passes through.........

a)

Greenwich

b)

India

c)

Australia

5.

The ------- divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemisphere.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Grid

6.

All parallel circles from the equator up to the poles are called

a)

Parallels of latitudes

b)

Parallels of longitudes

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

7.

Which of the following is a longitude?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Antarctic circle

d)

Prime meridian

8.

Latitude 231/2° N is called

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Arctic circle

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Antarctic circle

9.

Latitude 661/2° south of the equator is known as

a)

Antarctic circle

b)

Arctic circle

c)

Equator

d)

Prime meridian

10.

The Earth rotates from

a)

East to west

b)

West to East

c)

East to South

d)

West to North

11.

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 north pole and South Pole

d)

The Arctic circle and Antarctic circle

12.

What are latitude and longitude lines?

a)

Imaginary lines that divide the Earth

b)

Visible lines that divide the Earth

c)

Long and short lines that divide the Earth

13.
Which important line of latitude is located at 90 degrees North?
a)
Antarctic Circle
b)
Tropic of Capricorn
c)
Equator
d)
Arctic Circle
14.

The total number of longitudes are :

a)

360

b)

180

c)

90

15.

The Antarctic circle is located in :

a)

the Northern hemisphere

b)

The Southern Hemisphere

c)

The eastern hemisphere

16.

Which of the following are hemispheres?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

e)

All of the above

17.

What is a Globe?

a)

Earth

b)

True model of Earth

c)

Both (a) & (b)

d)

None of these

18.

Which of the following are shown on the globe in their true size?

a)

Countries

b)

Continents

c)

Oceans

d)

All of these

19.

What is a needle fixed through the globe in a tilted manner?

a)

Orbit

b)

Axis

c)

Longitude

d)

Latitude

20.

Which point is located at 30oN, 90oW?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

21.

Which point is located at 45oN, 30oE?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

22.
What shape is the planet Earth?
a)
Circle
b)
hemisphere
c)
sphere
d)
cone
23.

Which picture is an example of a map key?

a)
b)
24.

Which picture is an example of a compass rose?

a)
b)
25.

Which map would you use to explore your neighborhood?

a)
b)
26.

What is the location of Twizzlers?

a)

A3

b)

B1

c)

D1

d)

B5

27.

What is the location of Tootsie Rolls?

a)

A3

b)

B1

c)

D1

d)

B5

28.

What is the location of Snickers?

a)

A3

b)

B1

c)

D4

d)

B5

29.

What is the location of blue lagoon lake?

a)

D1

b)

D3

c)

A5

d)

A1

30.

What is the location of smugglers cove?

a)

F1

b)

B5

c)

D1

d)

E2