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Chapter:7 Latitudes and Longitudes.

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
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1.

The imaginary line on which our Earth rotates is called ___________

a)

Axis.

b)

Equator

2.

Axis, passes through the center of the Earth and its two ends are known as _________

a)

Poles

b)

Globe

3.

The poles towards the north is called the _______

a)

South pole

b)

North pole

4.

The pole towards the south is called ________

a)

South pole

b)

North pole

5.

The part of the Earth that lies to the north of the Equator is called the _________

a)

Sothern hemisphere

b)

northern hemisphere.

6.

The Equator is the invisible line that runs around the center of the Earth at _________degrees latitude.

a)

Zero degree.

b)

One Eighty degree.

7.

What do you meant by grid?

a)

On a map or a globe we can see that the parallels and meridians crisscross each other and form a network of “Grid “. We can locate any place on the surface of the Earth with the help of these lines.

b)

The point of intersection of the parallel and a meridian gives the exact location of a place.

c)

Both a and b

d)

None of these.

8.

A set of imaginary horizontal lines drawn between the two poles and parallels to the equator is called:-

a)

Latitudes

b)

Longitudes.

9.

A set of imaginary vertical lines drawn from the north pole to the South pole is called:-

a)

Latitudes

b)

Longitudes

10.

_____is run in an east –west directions

a)

Latitudes

b)

Longitudes

11.

______run in North-South directions.

a)

Latitudes

b)

Longitudes

12.

These lines allow you to quickly and accurately locate places and features on the earth's surface.

a)

Parallels of latitudes

b)

Meridians of longitudes

13.

All the pairs of meridians divide the globe into two equal halves-these line are known as:-

a)

Parallels of latitudes

b)

Meridians of longitudes

14.

Equator and the meridians of longitudes are, called ______

a)

Small circles

b)

Great circles

15.

Other parallels of latitudes are known as __________

a)

Small circles

b)

Great circles