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Longitudes and Latitudes

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which line cuts the Earth into north and south latitude?

a)

equator

b)

Prime meridian

c)

Longitude

d)

Latitude

2.

This marks the location of the equator on Earth.

a)

0 degree

b)

180 degree

c)

90 degree

3.

Longitude lines run from __________ to ___________, pole to pole.

a)

East to West

b)

North to South

4.

Latitude lines run from __________ to ___________, pole to pole.

a)

east to west

b)

north to south

5.

Longitude line measures .....................

a)

east or west

b)

north or south

6.

Latitude line measures ...................

a)

east or west

b)

north or south

7.

There are altogether ........... degree latitudes.

a)

360

b)

180

c)

90

d)

100

8.

There are altogether ............ degree longitudes.

a)

180

b)

100

c)

90

d)

360

9.

The latitude lines are also called ....................

a)

meridians

b)

parallels

10.

The longitude lines are also called ............

a)

parallels

b)

meridians

11.

We know that 1 degree longitude is .................. minutes.

a)

5

b)

10

c)

4

d)

15

12.

Standard meridian of Nepal is .......... degree E Longitude passing through Dolakha.

a)

86.25

b)

90.25

c)

55.25

d)

88.25

13.

The intersection of the Earth's latitude and longitude lines form a _________.

a)

grid

b)

map

c)

hemesphere

14.

The .............. zone in the equator is extremely hot.

a)

tropical

b)

polar

c)

temperate

15.

The .............. Zones; Tropic of cancer and Capricorn

Winters are cool to cold Summers: warm

a)

Tropical

b)

Polar

c)

Temperate

16.

The .................. zones are freezing cold.

a)

Temperate

b)

Tropical

c)

Polar

17.

True or False? The prime meridian cuts the world into west and east longitudes.

a)

True

b)

False