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WorksheetsLatitudes and Longitude
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
What are latitude and longitude ?
Imaginary lines that divide the Earth
Visible lines that divide the Earth
Long and short lines that divide the Earth
Latitudes are imaginary lines on globe that run from east to west.
True
False
The total number of longitudes or meridians are :
360
180
90
The Antarctic circle is located in :
the Northern hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere
The eastern hemisphere
- Latitudes are imaginary horizontal lines on the earth.
True
False
Which lines connect the North Pole to the South Pole?
Latitude
Longitude
The Arctic Circle is located in the............... hemisphere.
Northern
Southern
Both
None of these
A network of intersecting latitudes and longitudes .
Grid
Globe
Map
The Equator is also called as
Prime Meridian
Great Circle
Longitude
The 180° Longitude is
Equator
Prime Meridian
International date line
The Prime Meridian passes through
Greenwich
India
Australia
The ------- divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemisphere.
Equator
Prime Meridian
Grid
------ helps us to find the time of a place on the Globe.
Latitudes
Longitudes
Maps
Latitude 23 1/2 ° N is called
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
Antarctic circle
Latitude 66 1/2° S of the equator is known as
Antarctic circle
Arctic circle
Prime meridian
Latitude lines runs from east to west.
True
False
The end points of the axis of the earth are called the
poles
equator
diameter
What is a globe?
The full Earth.
A miniature model of the Earth.
A miniature model of the solar system.
Another name for longitudes is
Parallels
Meridian
Pole
What are the four MAIN directions on the Compass Rose?
North, South, East, and West
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
Meridian of 180 0 E and 180 0 W IS the the same line and called as the _________________.
International Date Line.
grid
equator
Longitudes cut the latitudes at right angles.
True
False
The word 'globe' is derived from the Latin word ____________ meaning round or sphere.
meridian
Equator
globus
