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latitude and longitudes 2

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are latitude and longitude ?

a)

Imaginary lines that divide the Earth

b)

Visible lines that divide the Earth

c)

Long and short lines that divide the Earth

2.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
3.

Latitudes are imaginary lines on globe that run from east to west.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The total number of longitudes or meridians are :

a)

360

b)

180

c)

90

5.

The Antarctic circle is located in :

a)

the Northern hemisphere

b)

The Southern Hemisphere

c)

The eastern hemisphere

6.
  1. Latitudes are imaginary horizontal lines on the earth.
a)

True

b)

False

7.
Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.
a)
inches
b)
feet
c)
degrees
d)
grams
8.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
9.

Which lines connect the North Pole to the South Pole?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

10.

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

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Both

d)

None of these

11.

A network of intersecting latitudes and longitudes .

a)

Grid

b)

Globe

c)

Map

12.

The Equator is also called as

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Great Circle

c)

Longitude

13.

The 180° Longitude is

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International date line

14.

The Prime Meridian passes through

a)

Greenwich

b)

India

c)

Australia

15.

The ------- divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemisphere.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Grid

16.

------ helps us to find the time of a place on the Globe.

a)

Latitudes

b)

Longitudes

c)

Maps

17.

Latitude 23 1/2  ° N is called

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Antarctic circle

18.

Latitude 66 1/2° S of the equator is known as

a)

Antarctic circle

b)

Arctic circle

c)

Prime meridian

19.

Latitude lines runs from east to west.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

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

a)

poles

b)

equator

c)

diameter

21.

What is a globe?

a)

The full Earth.

b)

A miniature model of the Earth.

c)

A miniature model of the solar system.

22.

Another name for longitudes is

a)

Parallels

b)

Meridian

c)

Pole

23.

What are the four MAIN directions on the Compass Rose?

a)

North, South, East, and West

b)

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

24.

Meridian of 180 0 E and 180 0 W IS the the same line and called as the _________________.

a)

International Date Line.

b)

grid

c)

equator

25.

Longitudes cut the latitudes at right angles.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The word 'globe' is derived from the Latin word ____________ meaning round or sphere.

a)

meridian

b)

Equator

c)

globus

27.

Network of crisscrossing lines are

a)

Grid

b)

Globe

c)

Map

28.

Network of crisscrossing lines are

a)

Grid

b)

Globe

c)

Map

29.

The Equator is also called as

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Great Circle

c)

Longitude

30.

The 180° Longitude is

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International date line

31.

The 0° Longitude is

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Great Circle

32.

The Prime Meridian passes through

a)

Greenwich

b)

India

c)

Australia

33.

The ------- divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemisphere.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Grid

34.

------ helps us to find the time of a place on the Globe.

a)

Latitudes

b)

Longitudes

c)

Maps

35.

Latitude 23 1/2  ° N is called

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Antarctic circle

36.

Latitude 66 1/2° S of the equator is known as

a)

Antarctic circle

b)

Arctic circle

c)

Prime meridian

37.

Latitude lines runs from east to west.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

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

a)

poles

b)

equator

c)

diameter

39.

The earth is like a sphere. It is slightly bulging at the equator and flattened at the poles.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

What is a globe?

a)

The full Earth.

b)

A miniature model of the Earth.

c)

A miniature model of the solar system.

41.

The total number of longitudes are

a)

360

b)

180

c)

90

42.

Another name for longitudes is

a)

Parallels

b)

Meridian

c)

Pole

43.

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

44.

What are the four MAIN directions on the Compass Rose?

a)

North, South, East, and West

b)

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

45.

The Arctic circle is located in

a)

the Northern hemisphere

b)

The Southern Hemisphere

c)

The eastern hemisphere

46.

The reference point for longitudes is called

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

South Pole

47.

The point in the grid where latitudes and longitudes intersect each other is

a)

coordinate

b)

grid

c)

equator

48.

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

49.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
50.
Latitude lines go from east to west.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
What line of latitude is located at 0 degrees?
a)
Equator
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Arctic Circle
d)
Prime Meridian
52.
What line of longitude is located at 0 degrees?
a)
Equator
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Arctic Circle
d)
Prime Meridian
53.
What are the four MAIN directions on the Compass Rose?
a)
North, South, East, and West
b)
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
54.

The value of the prime meridian is :

a)

90°

b)

0°

c)

60°

55.

The total number of longitudes are :

a)

360

b)

180

c)

90

56.

The Antarctic circle is located in :

a)

the Northern hemisphere

b)

The Southern Hemisphere

c)

The eastern hemisphere

57.

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

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Both

d)

None of these

58.
  1. Latitudes are imaginary horizontal lines on the earth.
a)

True

b)

False

59.

Which direction do latitude lines go?

a)

To the north pole

b)

North to South

c)

East to West

d)

To the beach

60.

Which direction do longitude lines go?

a)

North to South

b)

East to West

c)

To the north pole

d)

To Brunswick County

61.

The reference point for longitudes is called what?

a)

South Pole

b)

North Pole

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Equator

62.
Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.
a)
inches
b)
feet
c)
degrees
d)
grams
63.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
64.

How many hemispheres does earth have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

65.

Which lines connect the North Pole to the South Pole?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

66.

How many degrees of latitude are there between the North and South Poles?

a)

90

b)

180

c)

360

d)

3600

67.

The value of the prime meridian is

a)

90°

b)

0°

c)

231/2°

d)

60°

68.

Q1. A __________ is a small model of the Earth.

a)

a. Sphere

b)

b. Globe

c)

c. Map

d)

d. None of these

69.

----------------- is a 3 dimensional model of the earth.

a)

Map

b)

Geoid

c)

Globe

d)

Longitude

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