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Latitude and Longitude

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What city is located at 32 degrees south and 150 degrees east?
a)
Shanghai
b)
Sydney
c)
Durban
d)
Calcutta 
2.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
3.
Latitude and Longitude are measured in______.
a)
kilometers
b)
degrees
c)
miles
d)
hours
4.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W? 
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
5.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
6.
A set of degrees of latitude and longitude that help you locate a place on a map.
a)
coordinates
b)
positions
c)
hemispheres
d)
locations
7.
Which STATE is located at...
120°W, 45°N
a)
WA
b)
OR
c)
UT
d)
ND
8.
Which STATE is located at...
105°W, 47°N
a)
MT
b)
SD
c)
UT
d)
AZ
9.
Latitude lines on a globe are labeled-
a)
north & south
b)
east & west
c)
north & east
d)
south & west
10.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
11.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
12.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
13.
What is the reason why latitude lines NEVER intersect? 
a)
They converge at the poles
b)
They are cool
c)
They are vertical lines 
d)
They are parallel
14.
Longitude lines on a globe are labelled- 
a)
North - South
b)
North - West
c)
East -West
d)
East - South
15.
A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.
a)
Equator
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Arctic Circle
16.
Imaginary lines that run from the north pole to the south pole are...
a)
lines of latitude
b)
time zones
c)
lines of longitude
d)
parallels
17.

The North Pole is at what degree?

a)

90 N

b)

66 1/2 N

c)

23 1/2 N

d)

90 S

18.

The Tropic of Capricorn is at what degree?

a)

66 1/2 S

b)

23 1/2 N

c)

23 1/2 S

d)

90 S

19.

The Arctic Circle is at what degree?

a)

66 1/2 S

b)

66 1/2 N

c)

23 1/2 N

d)

90 N

20.

The Antarctic Circle is at what degree?

a)

90 S

b)

66 1/2 S

c)

66 1/2 N

d)

23 1/2 S

21.

The Tropic of Cancer is at what degree?

a)

23 1/2 S

b)

23 1/2 N

c)

90 N

d)

66 1/2 N

22.

The International Date Line is at what degree?

a)

0

b)

80

c)

180

d)

90

23.

The South Pole is at what degree?

a)

90 N

b)

66 1/2 N

c)

90 S

d)

23 1/2 S

24.
Buddhism
a)
daily life
b)
religion
c)
history
d)
arts
25.

Breanna practices Hinduism. Which element is this?

a)

arts

b)

history

c)

language

d)

religion

26.
Christianity
a)
arts
b)
history
c)
religion
d)
government
27.
belief in one God
a)
monotheism
b)
polytheism
28.

Definition: The spreading of ideas beliefs, and information from one culture to another

a)

Cultural Identity

b)

Cultural Diffusion

c)

Cultural Aspects

d)

Subculture

29.

Which of the following are major world religions?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

All of the Above

30.

In a ____________________ one person has absolute power to rule and control the government, the people, and the economy. The citizens often have few rights.

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

dictatorship

31.

Which form of government often has leadership passed down from older to younger generations through heredity?

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

dictatorship

32.

In a _________________________________, the people elect government officials to represent them. These representatives make and carry out laws and policies on behalf of the people.

a)

ethnic group

b)

representative democracy

c)

monarchy

d)

dictatorship

33.

What is weather?

a)

rain and snow

b)

the daily condition of the atmosphere

c)

the average weather in a place over a long time

d)

how hot it is

34.

Is this weather or climate? It's raining today, so I need an umbrella.

a)

weather

b)

climate

35.

Is this weather or climate? The weather in December tends to be cold and snowy.

a)

weather

b)

climate

36.

Is this weather or climate? We had record rainfall last week.

a)

weather

b)

climate

37.

What does the term BC stand for?

a)

A term used to identify dates that occurred long ago, before the birth of Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity; it means "before Christ." BC dates get smaller as time passes, so the larger the number the earlier the date.

b)

A term used to identify dates that occurred after Jesus's birth; it comes from a Latin phrase that means "in the year of our Lord." These dates get larger as time passes.

38.

What does the term CE mean?

a)

Another way to refer to BC dates, It stands for "before the common era".

b)

Another way to refer to AD dates; it stands for "common era".

39.

What does the BCE stand for?

a)

About

b)

Common Era - another way to refer to AD dates.

c)

Before the Common Era - another way to refer to BC dates.

40.

Which of the following are examples of an AD year?

a)

2020

b)

1200 BC

c)

AD 2011

d)

27 BCE

41.

What does BC stand for?

a)

Best Class

b)

Before Christ

c)

Best Choice

d)

Before Coronation

42.

What does AD stand for?

a)

Another Day

b)

After Death

c)

After Decomposition

d)

Anno Domini

43.

What does BCE stand for?

a)

Before Common Era

b)

Best Coronation Ever

c)

Better Calendar Equinox

d)

Best Class Ever

44.

What does CE stand for?

a)

Calendar Equinox

b)

Coming Epoch

c)

Caring Educator

d)

Common Era

45.

What date is closest to today?

a)

1966 BC

b)

1966 BCE

c)

1966 AD

d)

1945 CE

46.

Goods and services produced domestically and sold in other countries

a)

Imports

b)

Globalization

c)

Tariffs

d)

Exports

47.

Goods and services produced in other countries and sold domestically

a)

Free trade

b)

Imports

c)

Tariffs

d)

Exports