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PARALLELS AND MERIDIANS

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This imaginary lines are called _______________

a)

MERIDIANS

b)

PARALLELS

c)

INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE

d)

THE GREENWICH MERIDIAN

2.

This imaginary lines are called _______________

a)

MERIDIANS

b)

PARALLELS

c)

INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE

d)

THE GREENWICH MERIDIAN

3.

This imaginary line is called _____________

a)

THE ARCTIC POLE

b)

THE PRIME MERIDIAN

c)

THE TROPIC OF CANCER

d)

THE EQUATOR

4.

This imaginary line is called _____________

a)

THE ARCTIC POLE

b)

THE PRIME MERIDIAN

c)

THE TROPIC OF CANCER

d)

THE EQUATOR

5.

___________________ are the vertical lines.

a)

MERIDIANS

b)

PARALLELS

6.

_____________________ go from the North Pole to the South Pole.

a)

PARALLELS

b)

MERIDIANS

7.

___________________ divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

a)

THE EQUATOR

b)

THE ARCTIC POLE

c)

THE PRIME MERIDIAN

d)

THE ANTARCTIC POLE

8.

The meridian 0° is _________________

a)

THE GREENWICH MERIDIAN

b)

THE EQUATOR

c)

THE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE

d)

THE TROPIC OF CANCER

9.

Meridians measure _________________

a)

LATITUDE

b)

LONGITUDE

10.

_________________ means the distance from the Greenwich Meridian.

a)

LONGITUDE

b)

LATITUDE

11.

There are ____________ meridians.

a)

50

b)

180

c)

360

d)

90

12.

The longitude at 180 degrees from the Greenwich Time Line is known as ____________________

a)

THE EQUATOR

b)

THE PRIME MERIDIAN

c)

THE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE

d)

THE NORTH POLE

13.

If you travel west from the International Date Line, ___________________

a)

YOU SUBTRACT A DAY.

b)

YOU ADD A DAY.

14.

If you travel east from the International Date Line ________________

a)

YOU ADD A DAY.

b)

YOU SUBTRACT A DAY.

15.

_________________are circular horizontal lines.

a)

PARALLELS

b)

MERIDIANS

16.

The Parallel 0° is ______________

a)

THE PRIME MERIDIAN

b)

THE EQUATOR

c)

THE NORTH POLE

d)

THE SOUTH POLE

17.

__________________ divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere

a)

THE EQUATOR

b)

THE PRIME MERIDIAN

c)

THE TROPIC OF CANCER

d)

THE TROPIC OF CAPRICORN

18.

Parallels measure ______________

a)

LONGITUDE

b)

LATITUDE