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Globe : Latitudes and Longitudes

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A needle fixed through the globe is called its ________.

a)

Equator

b)

Axis

c)

Poles

d)

Zones

2.

The southern part of Earth is known as _________.

a)

North Pole

b)

Northern Hemisphere

c)

South Pole

d)

Southern Hemisphere

3.

The northern part of Earth is known as _________.

a)

North Pole

b)

Northern Hemisphere

c)

South Pole

d)

Southern Hemisphere

4.

____________ is 23 and a half degrees north .

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Frigid Zone

c)

Tropic of Cancer

d)

Torrid Zone

5.

Arctic Circle is ___________ to south and north of the equator.

a)

45 and half %

b)

76 and half %

c)

66%

d)

66 and half %

6.

Which is the true shape of Earth ?

a)

Sphere

b)

Geoid

c)

Cube

d)

Prism

7.

Latitudes are _____ line on the earth's surface .

a)

Horizontal Lines

b)

Vertical Lines

c)

None of above

8.

Longitudes are _____ line on the earth's surface .

a)

Horizontal Lines

b)

Vertical Lines

c)

None of above

9.

Latitudes are _______ .

a)

Complete circles

b)

Half circles

c)

None of the above

10.

Longitudes are _______ .

a)

Complete circles

b)

Half circles

c)

None of the above

11.

The axis of the Earth is an imaginary line .

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Both

12.

Longitudes to the west of the Prime Meridian are called _______ longitudes.

a)

east

b)

west

c)

north

d)

south

13.

Longitudes to the east of the Prime Meridian are called _______ longitudes.

a)

east

b)

west

c)

north

d)

south

14.

a]There are 181 _______.

b]There are 360 ________.

a)

a) Latitudes , b) Longitudes

b)

a)Longitudes ,b) Latitudes

c)

a)Graticules ,b) Prime Meridian

15.

An imaginary line that divides the earth in two parts

a)

Axis

b)

Equator

c)

Zones

d)

Graticule

16.

Longitudes and Latitudes together make _______.

a)

Axis

b)

Equator

c)

Zones

d)

Graticule