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LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Network of Criss- crossing lines

a)

Grid

b)

Globe

c)

Map

2.

Meridian means-----

a)

Full Moon day

b)

New Moon day

c)

Midday

3.

The Equator is also called as -----

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Great Circle

c)

Longitude

4.

The 180° Longitude is ------

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International date line

5.

The 0° Longitude......

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Great Circle

6.

The 0° Latitude......

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Pole

7.

Time difference between the two consecutive meridians..........

a)

3 Minutes

b)

4 Minutes

c)

5 Minutes

8.

The Prime Meridian passes through.........

a)

Greenwich

b)

India

c)

Australia

9.

The ------- divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemisphere.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Grid

10.

------ helps us to find the time of a place on the Globe.

a)

Latitudes

b)

Longitudes

c)

Maps

11.

What are latitude and longitude lines?

a)

Imaginary lines that divide the Earth

b)

Visible lines that divide the Earth

c)

Long and short lines that divide the Earth

12.
Latitude lines go from east to west.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Which important line of latitude is located at 90 degrees North?
a)
Antarctic Circle
b)
Tropic of Capricorn
c)
Equator
d)
Arctic Circle
14.
Which Hemisphere are Asia, Australia, and most of Europe found in?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Eastern Hemisphere
c)
Southern Hemisphere
d)
Northern Hemisphere
15.
What are the four MAIN directions on the Compass Rose?
a)
North, South, East, and West
b)
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
16.
Is the Tropic of Cancer ABOVE the Equator or BELOW the Equator?
a)
Above
b)
Below
17.

All parallels north of the equator are called

a)

North latitudes

b)

North longitudes

c)

Prime meridian

d)

Both a and b

18.

The area that receives the maximum heat is called

a)

Frigid zone

b)

Torrid zone

c)

Temperate zone

d)

None of these

19.

Latitude 231/2° N is called

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Arctic circle

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Antarctic circle

20.

Latitude 661/2° south of the equator is known as

a)

Antarctic circle

b)

Arctic circle

c)

Equator

d)

Prime meridian

21.

The end points of the axis of the earth are called the

a)

poles

b)

diameter

c)

equator

d)

dot

22.

The time difference between India and Greenwich is

a)

3 hours 30 minutes

b)

4 hours 30 minutes

c)

5 hours 30 minutes

d)

1 hour 30 minutes

23.

Grid is a network of

a)

Parallels of latitudes and meridians of longitudes

b)

The tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn

c)

The north pole and South Pole

d)

The Arctic circle and Antarctic circle

24.

What is a globe?

a)

The full Earth

b)

A miniature model of the Earth

c)

Earth and the moon

d)

A miniature model of the solar system

25.

The Standard Meridian of India is..............

a)

62°30' E

b)

82°30' E

c)

97°25' E

26.

Name the imaginary line that passes through the Earth and write its degree.

a)

Axis, 23°

b)

Axis, 40°

c)

Latitudes,23°

d)

Axis, 21°

27.

The Frigid zone lies near :

a)

The Poles

b)

The Equator

c)

The Tropic of Cancer

28.

The Antarctic circle is located in :

a)

the Northern hemisphere

b)

The Southern Hemisphere

c)

The eastern hemisphere

29.

Which one of the following statements is false about the globe?

a)

It is a true model of the Earth

b)

It is the flat representation of the Earth surface

c)

It shows countries, continents and oceans in their correct size.

d)

It can be rotated the same way as a top spin

30.

Which one of the following is used to measure the latitudes?

a)

Meter

b)

Barometer

c)

Hygrometer

d)

Degree

31.

Which hemispheres does the United States belong to?

a)

Northern and Western

b)

Southern and Eastern

c)

Northern and Eastern

d)

Southern and Western

32.

Full Form of GMT

a)

Greenland Mode Time

b)

Greenwich Mean Time

c)

Greenland Mean Time

d)

Greenwich Mode Time

33.

Full Form of IDL .

a)

International Database on Longevity

b)

International Day of Light

c)

International Date Limit

d)

International Date Line

34.

____________ means moderate .

a)

Temperate

b)

Tropical

c)

Piquant

d)

Aromatic

35.

Which city could you be in if you were at 139° 36' E longitude?

a)

New York

b)

Tokyo

c)

Sydney

d)

London

36.

Q2. Tropic of Cancer is  23 12°S23\ \frac{1}{2\degree}S  and Tropic of Capricorn is  23 12N23\ \frac{1}{2}N  .

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Q6. There are total _______ lines of latitudes and _______ lines of longitudes.

a)

a. 160 and 370

b)

b. 256 and 233

c)

c. 181 and 360

d)

d. None of these

38.

Find out the location.

31° S and 70° W.

a)

Tiera Del Fuego

b)

Cape town

c)

Santiago

d)

Sydney

39.

Find out the location.

79° N and 17° E.

a)

Barrow

b)

Aberdeen

c)

Munich

d)

Longyearbyen

40.

Find out the location.

7° N and 0°

a)

Accra

b)

Quito

c)

Aberdeen

d)

Singapore