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WorksheetsLocating Places of the Earth
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which of the following country does NOT experience a tropical season?
Ecuador
Japan
Mexico
Philippines
What do you call the horizontal lines found in the globe and are parallel to the equator?
Antemeridian
Latitude
Longitude
Prime Meridian
What southern latitude with special name has a measurement of 23.5°?
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Saggitarius
What are the four seasons that the country located within temperate experienced?
Winter, summer, spring, autumn
Rainy, sunny, summer, winter
Summer, winter, spring, rainy
Fall, autumn, spring, summer
What do you call the zone between Tropic of Capricorn and Antarctic Circle?
Northern Temperate Zone
Southern Temperate Zone
Tropical Zone
Torrid Zone
What area in the Earth where the temperature never goes above to 10°C?
Temperate zone
Polar region
Torrid zone
Tropical zone
What imaginary line of the globe is read as 0° longitude?
Antemeridian
Latitude
Longitude
Prime Meridian
Which of the following correctly describes the prime meridian?
Imaginary line that separates the Northern and Southern hemisphere
Imaginary line that separates the Eastern and Western hemisphere
It is an angle which ranges from 0° at the Equator to 90° at the poles
Horizontal lines that is found in the Earth’s map
What do you call the half of the Earth located in the below the equator?
Eastern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Which area of the Earth directly receives sunlight?
On the extreme northern and southern part of the Earth
Area between the Tropic of Cancer and Arctic Circle
No places on Earth directly receives sunlight
Areas near the equator
What is the distance north or south of the equator; measured by a set of imaginary lines or parallels, that run east and west around the earth.
Antemeridian
Latitude
Longitude
Prime Meridian
Ryann looked at the world map and saw different lines in it. What do you think those lines represents?
Earth's grid system
Latitude
Longitude
Prime Meridian
What is the greatest possible measure for latitude?
0°
75°
90°
180°
Gericho Brent went to the country located in the polar region. The temperature was so cold that he needs to wear a layer of coat to prevent himself from freezing. What do you think is the reason for its very low temperature?
This is cause by the frictional heating, caused by denser core material sinking to the center of the planet.
This is due to the most exposure to sunrays.
This is due to least exposure to sunlight.
None of the options are correct.
What is the measurement of the Antarctic Circle?
66.5° N
66.5° W
66.5° E
66.5° S
What is the other term used to refer latitude?
Important line
Vertical line
Meridian
Parallels
Which of the following method is NOT helpful in locating places on Earth?
Coordinate system
Earth’s map
Compass
Pencil
What is used as imaginary reference line for longitude?
Antemeridian
Equator
Latitude
Prime Meridian
Prime Meridian divides the Earth into what hemispheres?
Eastern and Southern
Northern and Eastern
Southern and Northern
Western and Eastern
What is the greatest possible measurement for longitude?
0°
90°
180°
360°
Which of the following is not the correct step in locating places on Earth?
Use the ruler to mark the latitude of your point and draw another line to mark the longitude of your point
Spot the location you are interested in.
Find the latitude and longitude markers.
Estimate only the latitude of your point.
Sianne travelled to the northern temperate part of the Earth. When he came back home, he told his friends that he didn’t enjoy his trip because of the very high temperature. After saying that, his friends didn’t believe him. Why do you think so?
His friends know that places on the northern temperate part of the Earth is not that hot due to balance reception of heat.
Seanne was lying because they even saw him posting pictures on Instagram.
His classmates didn’t believe him because they were jealous of him.
None of the options are correct.
It is called as one of the seasons in the temperate zone where the seeds take root and vegetation begins to grow and the weather is warmer and often wetter.
Autumn
Summer
Spring
Winter
It is one of the seasons in the tropical zone where it is known as the hottest season of the year.
Cloudy
Sunny
Rainy
Stormy
In correct sequence, what is the unit of measure for latitude and longitude?
degrees, seconds, and minutes
degrees, minutes and seconds
minutes, degrees, and seconds
seconds, minutes, and degrees
What are the latitude and longitude lines?
Long and short lines that divide the Earth
Imaginary lines that divide the Earth
Visible lines that divide the Earth
None of the above
Which of the following is a correct format of a coordinate?
78°N, 89.45°E
79.04°N, 145.68°S
89.45°S, 181.26°W
97.99°S, 12.3°W
Which of the following countries does NOT belong in the temperate zone in the Earth?
Canada
Philippines
New Zealand
Southern Australia
Briefly differentiate the latitude and longitude lines.
