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Latitude and Longitude Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
2.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
3.
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
4.
Lines of Latitude can be measured up to what degree?
a)
150 degrees
b)
180 degrees
c)
90 degrees
d)
100 degrees
5.
The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ________. 
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Arctic Circle
6.
The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Antarctic Circle
7.
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
8.
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
9.

Another name for a line of longitude

a)

Parallel

b)

Rhombus

c)

Meridian

d)

Tropic

10.

20) What is the International Date Line?

a)

0° Latitude, where the date changes

b)

0° Longitude, where the date changes

c)

180° Latitude, where the date changes

d)

180° Longitude, where the date changes

11.
To locate a place on the earth, you need to look at...
a)
where the lines of latitude and longitude meet
b)
the lines of latitude only
c)
the lines of longitude only
d)
the compass rose
12.

Location D is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oN, 90oW

b)

90oN, 30oW

c)

10oN, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

13.

Location H is located at which coordinates?

a)

60oN, 120oE

b)

90oN, 30oE

c)

10oS, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

14.

Which point is located at 30oS, 30oE?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

15.

Which point is located at 45oN, 30oE?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

16.
How many time zones are there?
a)
18
b)
11
c)
20
d)
24
17.

The NFL game starts at 8 p.m. Central Time Zone. What time will it start here (Eastern Standard Time)?

a)

10 p.m.

b)

4 p.m.

c)

9 p.m

d)

11 p.m.

18.

What time zone would California be in?

a)

Pacific Time

b)

Mountain Time

c)

Western Time

d)

Eastern Time

19.

California is in Pacific time zone and Boston is in Eastern time zone. If it is 10:00 A.M. in Boston, what time is it in California?

a)

1:00 P.M.

b)

7:00 A.M.

c)

12:00 P.M.

d)

11:00 A.M.

20.
As you travel from west to east, does it get later or earlier?
a)
Earlier
b)
Later