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longitudes and latitudes

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

earth rotates in which direction?

a)

east - west

b)

west - east

c)

north- south

d)

south - north

2.

which of these countries lies on the tropic of cancer?

a)

South Africa

b)

Mexico

c)

Indonesia

d)

Canada

3.

if it is 10 am at GMT , then at which longitude will it be at 1pm

a)

40 degrees West

b)

48 degrees East

c)

45 degrees East

d)

45 degrees West

4.

which country has the most number of time zones? And how many?

a)

Russia - 11

b)

Russia - 13

c)

France - 12

d)

Canada - 7

5.

which country has more than 1 standard time?

a)

Australia

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Pakistan

6.

90 degrees west = 2 pm

x degrees = 5 pm

What is the value of x?

a)

40 degrees West

b)

45 Degrees west

c)

39 degrees east

d)

50 degrees east

7.

the international meridian conference (1884) was held in which city? at this conference it was decided that the time should begin at Greenwich, London

a)

NYC

b)

London

c)

Washington DC

d)

Paris

8.

India standard time is how much ahead of GMT ?

a)

5 hours

b)

6 hours

c)

6 hours 30 min

d)

5 hours 30 mins

9.

which major latitude passes through Australia

a)

Tropic of cancer

b)

Arctic circle

c)

Tropic of capricorn

d)

Antarctic circle