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Location - Quiz Practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the two examples of absolute location.

a)

I live near the hospital.

b)

I live at 1200 Maple Street.

c)

I work near Heifer International.

d)

I work at 400 Shall Ave, Little Rock, AR.

2.

Which of the following is an example of relative location?

a)

I work 5 miles away from the school.

b)

My mom lives at 22 Electric Street.

c)

My favorite restaurant is at 1500 McCain Blvd.

d)

Little Rock, Arkansas, is located at 34.7°N, 92.3°W.

3.

What is the grid location of the "Monkeys"?

a)

D3

b)

3D

c)

D4

d)

4D

4.

Dr. Lester Fisher Drive runs between which two grid locations?

a)

F3

b)

F4

c)

G2

d)

G4

5.

Which building is in grid location B3?

a)

Flower Garden

b)

Large Mammals

c)

Bird House

d)

Bears & Wolves

6.

Which directions do latitude lines run?

a)

East to West

b)

North to South

7.

What is the latitude and longitude location of the North Pole?

a)

(0°, 0°)

b)

(0°, 90°E)

c)

(90°N, 0°)

d)

(90°S, 0°)

8.

What is the name of the 0° latitude line?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

9.

What is the grid location of Shreveport, Louisiana?

a)

C2

b)

C4

c)

1A

d)

A1

10.

Lafayette, Louisiana, is between which two grid locations?

a)

D2

b)

D3

c)

E2

d)

E3

11.

Relative location can be described using which of the following? (2)

a)

Latitude and longitude

b)

Distance

c)

Landmarks

d)

Street addresses

12.

Which map element will help us determine the degrees of latitude and longitude?

a)

Title

b)

Labels

c)

Compass rose

d)

Compass

13.

The Antarctic Circle is located at the...

a)

bottom of the world.

b)

top of the world.

14.

Longitude lines are measured using the...

a)

Equator.

b)

Prime Meridian.

c)

International Date Line.

15.

When reading grid systems, we read them...

a)

horizontally then vertically.

b)

vertically then horizontally.

16.

Absolute location is...

a)

exact.

b)

estimated.

17.

If my location is located in the southern hemisphere (below the Equator), I would measure its latitude in...

a)

°N

b)

°S

c)

°E

d)

°W

18.

True or False: I do not have to provide my direction if I am listing the latitude and longitude (ex. °N, °S, °E, °W).

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The horizontal rows of grid systems are represented by...

a)

numbers.

b)

letters.

20.

Are you ready for your quiz tomorrow?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe?