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longitudes and latitudes

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
3.
Latitude lines go from east to west.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
What line of longitude is located at 0 degrees?
a)
Equator
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Arctic Circle
d)
Prime Meridian
5.
What are the four MAIN directions on the Compass Rose?
a)
North, South, East, and West
b)
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
6.

The total number of longitudes are :

a)

360

b)

180

c)

90

7.

The Antarctic circle is located in :

a)

the Northern hemisphere

b)

The Southern Hemisphere

c)

The eastern hemisphere

8.

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

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Both

d)

None of these

9.

Which direction do longitude lines go?

a)

North to South

b)

East to West

c)

To the north pole

d)

To Brunswick County

10.
Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.
a)
inches
b)
feet
c)
degrees
d)
grams
11.

How many hemispheres does earth have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

Which lines connect the North Pole to the South Pole?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

13.

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

a)

Latitudes

b)

Longitudes

c)

Maps

14.

The Earth rotates from

a)

East to west

b)

West to East

c)

East to South

d)

West to North

15.

What shows what a map is all about?

a)

Map title

b)

Map scale

c)

Legend or key

d)

Compass rose

16.

The _______________or key explains the marks or symbols that

are used in a map.

a)

sketch

b)

legend

c)

atlas

d)

scale