WorksheetsLATITUDE
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The imaginary horizontal lines running parallel on the Earth is called
a)
Grid
b)
Latitude
c)
Longitude
d)
Heat zone
2.
Select correct statements.
a)
Latitudes are measured in degrees.
b)
Latitudes are vertical lines
3.
The total number of latitudes on the Earth is
a)
180
b)
181
c)
179
d)
None of the above
4.
Longitude lines run from north to south.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What are the four MAIN directions on the Compass Rose?
a)
North, South, East, and West
b)
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
6.
Which important line of latitude is located at 90 degrees North?
a)
Antarctic Circle
b)
Tropic of Capricorn
c)
Equator
d)
Arctic Circle
7.
Which important line of latitude is located at 90 degrees South?
a)
Arctic Circle
b)
Equator
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Antarctic Circle
8.
Which important line of latitude is located at 0 degrees?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Tropic of Cancer
9.
Is the Tropic of Capricorn ABOVE the Equator or BELOW the Equator?
a)
Above
b)
Below
10.
Is the Tropic of Cancer ABOVE the Equator or BELOW the Equator?
a)
Above
b)
Below
11.
Lines of Longitude run from the _____ to the ______.
a)
East, West
b)
North, South
c)
South, East
d)
North, West
12.
The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn are what type of lines?
a)
Latitude lines
b)
International Date lines
c)
Longitude lines
d)
Meridian lines
13.
The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Antarctic Circle
14.
What shape is the planet Earth?
a)
Circle
b)
hemisphere
c)
sphere
d)
cone
15.
The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Eastern and Southern
b)
Northern and Southern
c)
Western and Eastern
d)
Northern and Western
16.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
17.
Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in __________.
a)
inches
b)
miles
c)
degrees
d)
ounces
18.
What is the distance between 1 degree latitude?
a)
222 KM
b)
111 KM
c)
333 KM
d)
110 KM
19.
Which is the longest latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Tropic of cancer
c)
Equator
d)
Tropic of Capricon
20.
________ is a three dimensional model of the earth.
a)
Map
b)
Compass
c)
Globe
d)
Atlas
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