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Longitude and latitude

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the total surface area of earth

a)

510 million square km

b)

457 million square km

c)

1479 square km

d)

500 square km

2.

Earth is called a blue planet

a)

Blue colour

b)

Atmosphere combined with the oceans make the planet look blue

c)

The air is blue

d)

Land is blue

e)

It is because of gases

3.

Who are geographers

a)

People who specialise in geographical research

b)

People who are expert

c)

People who study about plants

d)

People who move here and there

4.

What are latitudes

a)

The lines which can be drawn from east to west on map

b)

The imaginary straight lines that can be drawn from east to west as parallel on the globe

c)

They are simple drawings

d)

They are nothing

5.

0 degree latitude is called

a)

Prime meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Zero degree

d)

Greenwich

6.

The parallel lines on the north of equator are called

a)

North latitude

b)

South latitude

c)

East latitude

d)

West latitude

7.

North pole is on which degree latitude

a)

90 degree north

b)

90 degree south

c)

3 degree north

8.

23.5 degree north latitude is called

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Equator

9.

23.5 degrees South latitude is called

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Prime Meridian

10.

66.5 degree north latitude is called

a)

Antarctic circle

b)

Arctic circle

c)

Tropic circle

d)

Line of longitude

11.

66.5 degrees South latitude is called

a)

Arctic circle

b)

Circle

c)

Greenwich

d)

Antarctic circle

12.

What are longitudes

a)

Imaginary straight line that joins both the North and South pole

b)

90 degree north and 90 degrees south

c)

Greenwich

d)

Prime meridian

13.

0Degree longitude is called

a)

Equator

b)

Main Meridian

c)

Meridian

14.

Longitudes are from which to which degree

a)

0Degree to 90 degree

b)

0 to 180 degree

c)

0 to 0 °

15.

Are 180 degree east and 180 degree West longitude same

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Possible

16.

Zero degree and 360 degree longitude same

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Impossible

17.

How much degree earth rotates per day and per hour

a)

360 degree and 15 degree

b)

Hundred degree and 13 degree

c)

0Degree and 15 degree

18.

180 degree longitude is also known as

a)

International date line (IDL)

b)

International day light

c)

International day long

19.

Time in America and New Delhi opposite

a)

No

b)

Yes

c)

Possible