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Latitude and Longitude

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

Two places on the same meridian should have the same:

a)

local time

b)

climate

c)

parallel

d)

altitude

2.

The only latitude line that is a Great Circle is the:

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Equator

d)

Antarctic Circle

3.

Lines of Longitude:

a)

are equal distance apart

b)

decrease in size towards the poles

c)

converge at the poles

d)

are parallel to the Prime Meridian

4.

Lines of Latitude and longitude may both be used to:

a)

show distances from the Greenwich Meridian

b)

locate places on earth

c)

calculate local time

d)

show distances north and south of the Equator

5.

The circumference of the earth is:

a)

25,000 miles

b)

25,926 miles

c)

7,926 miles

d)

7,900 miles

6.

A line of latitude is:

a)

the measurement of pressure from the Equator to the Poles

b)

the distribution of heat from the Equator to the Poles

c)

the horizontal distance away from the Equator

d)

a circle drawn around the earth parallel to the Equator

7.

When a traveler crosses the International Date Line:

a)

he loses 12 hours going eastward

b)

he gains 12 hours going westward

c)

he gains or loses a day

d)

he does not have to alter his calendar

8.

Lines of longitude are:

a)

longer when numbers are high

b)

longer when numbers are low

c)

all the same length

d)

each a different length

9.

A line of longitude is

a)

the angular difference of two places east or west of the Prime Meridian

b)

a line drawn around the earth passing through both poles

c)

the distance between the north and south poles

d)

the horizontal distance from the Equator to the poles

10.

An important use of longitude is in calculating local time. The time interval between each line of longitude is:

a)

four minutes

b)

ten minutes

c)

fifteen minutes

d)

twenty minutes

11.

Great Circles are lines drawn on the earth so as to:

a)

show important airline routes

b)

divide the earth into two equal parts

c)

divide the earth into two parts

d)

divide the earth into time zones

12.

A day begins and ends at which of the following places on the earth

a)

The Prime Meridian

b)

The Equator

c)

The International Date Line

d)

The Tropic of Capricorn

13.

A day begins and ends at which of the following times?

a)

12:00 noon

b)

12:00 midnight

c)

6:00 am

d)

6:00 pm

14.

The International Date Line follows a zigzag course:

a)

owing to the variation of local time at different places

b)

owing to the rotation of the earth

c)

owing to the irregular coastlines of the continents

d)

so that it will not cut through any land-mass to cause confusion of dates

15.

Longitude is to the Prime Meridian as Latitude is to:

a)

the Arctic Circle

b)

the Antarctic Circle

c)

Equator

d)

Greenwich Meridian

16.

All places on the same latitude line should have the same:

a)

climate

b)

local time

c)

altitude

d)

day and night

17.

Latitude lines:

a)

remain the same distance apart and never meet

b)

are all the same length

c)

are shorter as they near the Equator

d)

passes through both poles

18.

The shape of the earth may be best described as:

a)

round

b)

spherical

c)

circular

d)

geoid

19.

The International Date Line:

a)

runs through the Atlantic Ocean

b)

roughly follows the 180th meridian

c)

roughly follows the Equator

d)

roughly follows the Prime Meridian

20.

Which of the following represents the polar diameter of the earth?

a)

7,900 miles

b)

7,926 miles

c)

25,000 miles

d)

69.4 miles

21.

The greatest possible latitude on the earth's surface is:

a)

0 degrees

b)

90 degrees

c)

180 degrees

d)

360 degrees

22.

Which of the following represents the equatorial diameter of the earth?

a)

7,926 miles

b)

69.4 miles

c)

25,000 miles

d)

7,900 miles

23.

 Town A is located 45 degrees to the west of Town B and the local time at Town A is the same as San Francisco (120 *W) What is the longitude of Town B?

a)

75 degrees W

b)

120 degrees W

c)

165 degrees W

d)

75 degrees E

24.

City A is located at 30 degrees W and the local time is 1500 hours. What is the time of City B, which is 60 degrees to the east of City A?

a)

1500 hours

b)

1900 hours

c)

1000 hours

d)

2100 hours

25.

What is the time in The Bahamas (75*W), when the local time in London (0*) is 7:00 am?

a)

12 noon

b)

12 midnight

c)

5:00 am

d)

2:00 am

26.

Which of the following represents the Tropic of Cancer?

a)

0 degrees

b)

23.5 degrees N

c)

23.5 degrees S

d)

66.5 degrees N

27.

Which of the following represents the Tropic of Capricorn?

a)

0 degrees

b)

23.5 degrees N

c)

23.5 degrees S

d)

66.5 degrees N

28.

The Antarctic Circle is located at:

a)

90 degrees N

b)

66.5 degrees N

c)

90 degrees S

d)

66.5 degrees S

29.

The greatest possible line of longitude is:

a)

0 degrees

b)

90 degrees

c)

360 degrees

d)

180 degrees

30.

What time will it be at 90 degrees West when it is 8am Tuesday at 30 degrees East?

a)

12:00 am

b)

12:00 pm

c)

1:00 am

d)

4:00 am

31.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
32.
North and South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
33.
Europe, Asia and North America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
34.
The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Eastern and Southern
b)
Northern and Southern
c)
Western and Eastern
d)
Northern and Western
35.
The Prime Meridian separates the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Northern and Southern
b)
Western and Eastern
c)
Northern and Eastern
d)
Southern and Western
36.
Lines of Longitude run from the _____ to the ______.
a)
East, West
b)
North, South
c)
South, East
d)
North, West
37.
Lines of longitude are also called  ____________.
a)
Hemispheres
b)
Meridians
c)
parallels
d)
International Date Lines
38.
Lines of latitude are also called  __________.
a)
hemispheres
b)
Parallels
c)
Meridians
d)
Tropics
39.

Network of Criss- crossing lines

a)

Grid

b)

Globe

c)

Map

40.

The Earth rotates from

a)

East to west

b)

West to East

c)

East to South

d)

West to North

41.

Grid is a network of

a)

Parallels of latitudes and meridians of longitudes

b)

The tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn

c)

The north pole and South Pole

d)

The Arctic circle and Antarctic circle

42.
Which important line of latitude is located at 90 degrees North?
a)
Antarctic Circle
b)
Tropic of Capricorn
c)
Equator
d)
Arctic Circle
43.
Latitude on a globe run from: 
a)
north to south
b)
north to west
c)
east to south
d)
east to west
44.
Which continent is located completely north of the Equator and west of the Prime Meridian?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
North America 
d)
South America
45.

It is 5:00 pm at Greenwich, what is the local time at 100 degrees east?

a)

11:45 pm

b)

11:40 pm

c)

12:10 am

d)

12:00 pm

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