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Latitudes and Longitudes

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are latitude and longitude lines?

a)

Imaginary lines that divide the Earth

b)

Visible lines that divide the Earth

c)

Long and short lines that divide the Earth

2.

The area that receives the maximum heat is called

a)

Frigid zone

b)

Torrid zone

c)

Temperate zone

d)

None of these

3.

Absolute location of a place is found by the ... (Check mark all the correct answers).

a)

Latitudes and Longitudes

b)

Parallels

c)

Earth Grid

d)

Meridians

4.

Relative location is the exact location of a place.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The Frigid Zone lies in the _____ and ____.

(a)  

6.

Prime Meridian passes through the Greenwich in _____, where the British Royal Observatory is located.

a)

England

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Ireland

d)

Poland

7.

Earth grid is also called the...

(a)  

8.

In which year did Sir Sanford Fleming develop the system of worldwide time zones that we still use today?

(a)  

9.

Full form of IST.

(a)  

10.

Greenwich mean time is also known as...

(a)  

11.

Which temperate zone gets the direct rays of the sun?

(a)  

12.

Frigid Zone is also known as (a)   .

13.

The end points of the axis of the earth are called the

a)

poles

b)

diameter

c)

equator

d)

dot

14.

Which line cuts the Earth into north and south latitude?

a)

equator

b)

Prime meridian

c)

Longitude

d)

Latitude

15.

There are altogether ........... degree latitudes.

a)

360

b)

180

c)

90

d)

100

16.

There are altogether ............ degree longitudes.

a)

180

b)

100

c)

90

d)

360

17.

The latitude lines are also called ....................

a)

meridians

b)

parallels

18.

The Arctic Circle is located in the............... hemisphere.

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Both

d)

None of these

19.

Which direction do longitude lines go?

a)

North to South

b)

East to West

c)

To the north pole

d)

To Brunswick County

20.

Which direction do latitude lines go?

a)

To the north pole

b)

North to South

c)

East to West

d)

To the beach

21.

Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.

a)

inches

b)

feet

c)

degrees

d)

grams