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WorksheetsLocating Places On The Earth
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 4mins
What helps us to locate a place on a map or a globe?
(a)
Features such as temple,a hill or a river are called
(a)
The two end points of the earths axis are
north pole and south pole
east and west
where does the pole star lie?
(a)
the imaginary circle drawn midway between the two poles is called
(a)
A perpendicular line from any of the poles to the equator makes angle of
80 degrees
120 degrees
90 degrees
50 degrees
Horizontal lines drawn on a globe or a map are called
(a)
the latitudes are always expressed in
(a)
They are numbered from
0 degree to 90 degree north and south
0 degree to 80 degree north and south
0 degree to 70 degree north and south
0 degree to 180 degree north and south
equator is located at
0 degree
10 degree
15 degree
5 degree
latitudes are parallel to the equator
true
false
longest line of latitude is
(a)
as we mover away from the equator the circumference of the earth decreases
true
false
while writing the parallels of latitudes it is essential to write letter N or S with them
true
false
the tropic of cancer lies in the northern hemisphere.
true
false
how many heat zones is the earth divided in?
2
4
3
5
which zone is the most suitable zone for us to live in?
temperate zone
frigid zone
torrid zone
the meridians of longitude are a set of imaginary vertical lines.
true
false
the lines of longitude are drawn all around the globe at an interval of
2 degrees
4 degrees
1 degree
3 degrees
the line of longitude passing trough the British royal observatory at Greenwhich in London has been adopted as
prime meridian
equator
northern hemisphere
southern hemisphere
how many longitudes does each hemisphere has?
360
180
160
340
A network of the lines of latitude and longitude intersecting each other is called a grid
true
false
places located at different meridians have different standard time
true
false
how many time zones does russia have?
5
7
9
4
how many time zones does USA have?
5
4
6
8
