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Latitude - Longitude - Hemispheres

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Divides the Earth into the Northern & Southern hemispheres.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

2.

Divides the Earth into the Eastern & Western hemispheres...

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

Prime Meridian & International Date Line

3.

0 degrees latitude

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

4.

0 degrees longitude

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

5.

180 degrees longitude

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

Arctic Circle

6.

The Northern & Southern hemispheres contain ________ degrees of latitude each.

a)

90

b)

180

c)

360

7.

The Eastern & Western hemispheres have _______ degrees of longitude each.

a)

90

b)

180

c)

360

8.

Where is Christa McAuliffe located?

a)

Jog Road

b)

Hypoluxo Road

c)

Military Trail

d)

Le Chalet Boulevard

9.

In which two hemispheres is the U.S.A. located?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

10.

What year did the Challenger Space Shuttle explode during its launch?

a)

A.D. 1990

b)

A.D. 1987

c)

A.D. 1986

d)

200 B.C.

11.

Your latitude (distance from the Equator) affects your...

a)

weather

b)

climate

c)

time zone

d)

attitude

12.

Your distance from the Prime Meridian affects your...

a)

weather

b)

climate

c)

time zone

d)

political rights

13.

Latitude lines are often called...

a)

parallels

b)

meridians

c)

horizontals

d)

verticals

14.

Longitude lines are often called...

a)

parallels

b)

meridians

c)

horizontals

d)

verticals