WorksheetsLongitude and Latitude
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Antarctica, Australia, and most of South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
2.
Asia and Australia are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
3.
North and South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
4.
Europe, Asia and North America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
5.
Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in __________.
a)
inches
b)
miles
c)
degrees
d)
ounces
6.
Lines of Longitude measure how far from the _______ a place is located.
a)
Equator
b)
International Date Line
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Tropic of Cancer
7.
Lines of Longitude run from the _____ to the ______.
a)
East, West
b)
North, South
c)
South, East
d)
North, West
8.
The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn are what type of lines?
a)
Latitude lines
b)
International Date lines
c)
Longitude lines
d)
Meridian lines
9.
Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located?
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
10.
The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ________.
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Arctic Circle
11.
The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Antarctic Circle
12.
Latitude lines run from the _____ to the _______.
a)
West, East
b)
North, South
c)
North, East
d)
South, West
13.
What shape is the planet Earth?
a)
Circle
b)
hemisphere
c)
sphere
d)
cone
14.
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
15.
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
16.
The line of latitude at 90 Degrees North is called the...
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
South Pole
d)
North Pole
17.
The 66.5 degrees South line of latitude is called...
a)
Tropic of Cancer.
b)
Tropic of Capricorn.
c)
Antarctic Circle.
d)
Arctic Circle.
18.
180 degree line of longitude is called the....
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Cancer.
19.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
20.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
21.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
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