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Latitude and Longitude

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Latitude is measured north and south from the _.

(a)  

2.

Longitude is measured east and west from the _.

(a)  

3.

The line of latitude that is zero degrees latitude is the _.

(a)  

4.

The line of longitude that is zero degrees longitude is the _.

(a)  

5.

Longitude is measured from zero degrees to _ degrees.

(a)  

6.

Latitude lines are _.

(a)  

7.

Longitude lines meet at the _.

(a)  

8.

The North Pole and South Pole represent _ degrees latitude.

(a)  

9.

The half of the earth north of the equator is the _ Hemisphere.

(a)  

10.

The half of the earth south of the equator is the _ Hemisphere.

(a)  

11.

Any location with a longitude reading east of the Prime Meridian is in the _ Hemisphere.

(a)  

12.

Any location with a longitude reading west of the Prime Meridian is in the _ Hemisphere.

(a)  

13.

A location that is 30 degrees north and 45 degrees west is _ of the Prime Meridian and _ of the equator.

a)

east/south

b)

west/north

14.

A location that is 30 degrees south and 45 degrees east is _ of the Prime Meridian and _ of the equator.

a)

east/south

b)

west/north

c)

east/north

d)

west/south

15.

Latitude is measured north and south from the _.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

equator

c)

International Date Line

16.

Longitude is measured east and west from the _.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

equator

c)

International Date Line

17.

The line of latitude that is zero degrees latitude is the _.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

equator

c)

Time Zone

18.

The line of longitude that is zero degrees longitude is the _.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

equator

c)

International Date Line

19.

Longitude is measured from zero degrees to _ degrees.

a)

60

b)

70

c)

90

d)

180

20.

Latitude lines

a)

run north and south

b)

are parallel

21.

Longitude lines meet at the _.

a)

equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Poles

22.

The North and South Poles represent _ latitude.

a)

180

b)

150

c)

90

d)

10

23.

The half of the earth north of the equator is called the _ Hemisphere.

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

24.

The half of the earth south of the equator is called the _ Hemisphere.

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

25.

Any location with a longitude reading east of the Prime Meridian is in the _ Hemisphere.

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western