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GLOBE : LATITUDES & LONGITUDEES

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

The tropic of capricon is located at

a)

201/2° S

b)

20 1/2 ° N

c)

23 1/2 ° S

d)

23 1/2 ° N

2.

The 0° meredian is also known as

a)

Pole

b)

Equtar

c)

Prime Meridian

3.

The frigid zone liez near

a)

the Pole

b)

the Equtar

c)

the Tropic of Cancer

4.

The Tropic of capricorn is located at

a)

23 1/2° N

b)

23 1/2° S

c)

82 1/2° E

d)

82 1/2° W

5.

The Antarctic circle is located are

a)

the Northern hemisphere

b)

the Sourthern hemisphere

c)

the Eastern hemisphere

6.

What is a Globe

(a)  

7.

The sun's rays fall on the Earth at different angles, because of which we experience hot weather in some countries whereas extremely cold in others. The extremely cold areas are known as frigid zones. Which of the following belong to the frigid zones?

a)

North pole and South pole

b)

West pole and South pole

c)

East pole and South pole

d)

East pole and West pole

8.

The Earth revolves around the Sun in the third orbit from it for 365 days to completes one revolution. It also spins on its axis due to which we have days and nights on earth. In which direction does the earth rotate?

a)

east to south

b)

west to east

c)

west to north

d)

east to west

9.

The Earth has two types of motions. The Earth experiences the shifts of day and night because of these motions. The Earth also moves on its own axis. What is this motion called?

a)

harmonic

b)

revolution

c)

rotation

d)

rotation

10.

It is very difficult to locate a place on the Earth without the help of longitudes and latitudes. An imaginary axis divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres. Which other imaginary line divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemisphere?

1 correct answer.

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

tropic of cancer

d)

0 degree longitude

11.

The Earth is tilted at 23½°.

We see a needle fixed with the model globes with tilt which is an imaginary line which represents the Earth's tilt. What is this imaginary line known as?

a)

prime meridian

b)

equator

c)

astronomy needle

d)

axis

12.

The lines of latitudes and longitudes are man made, we can't see them as they aren't drawn anywhere on the Earth. These were invented for our convenience to locate places and to keep up with uniform time zones. Who, was the first person to observe the longitudinal changes and invented the grid system?

a)

John Harrison

b)

Quirico Filopanti

c)

Charles F. Dowd

d)

Cloudesley Shovell

13.

Latitude is measured in degrees from north to south. Equator is considered as 0 degree latitude. Equator is an important imaginary circular line. What are circular parallel lines that run from equator till the poles know as?

a)

parallels of latitudes

b)

parallels of longitude

c)

meridians of latitude

d)

parallels of equator

14.

An imaginary line running on the globe divides it into two equal parts(northern and southern). The northern half of the Earth is known as the Northern Hemisphere and the southern half is known as the Southern Hemisphere. What is this imaginary line known as?

a)

equator

b)

rotation

c)

axis

d)

prime meridian

15.

quator is an imaginary line which divides globe into two halves. All parallel circles from the Equator till the poles are called parallels of latitudes. Latitudes are measured in degrees. Which of the following is 0° latitude?

a)

prime meridian

b)

north pole

c)

equator

d)

south pole