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Latitude & Longitude Practice

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are lines of latitude?

a)

Imaginary lines that run up and down, measuring east and west

b)

Imaginary lines that run side to side, measuring north and south

c)

Lines drawn into the earth, making a grid

d)

The rungs of a ladder

2.

What is the line called that separates the Northern and Southern Hemisphere?

a)

The Equator

b)

The Prime Meridian

c)

The International Date Line

d)

The parallel

3.

What are lines of longitude?

a)

Imaginary lines that run up and down, measuring east and west

b)

Imaginary lines that run side to side, measuring north and south

c)

Lines drawn into the earth, making a grid

d)

The rungs of a ladder

4.

What is the line called that separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

a)

The Equator

b)

The Prime Meridian

c)

The International Date Line

d)

The parallel

5.

What is the latitude of the Equator?

a)

180° latitude

b)

90°N latitude

c)

0° latitude

d)

90°S latitude

6.

What is the longitude of the Prime Meridian?

a)

0° longitude

b)

90°E longitude

c)

180° longitude

d)

90°W longitude

7.

What direction goes with lines of latitude that are below the Equator?

a)

North (N)

b)

South (S)

8.

What direction goes with lines of latitude that go above the Equator?

a)

North (N)

b)

South (S)

9.

What direction goes with lines of longitude that go to the right of the Prime Meridian?

a)

West (W)

b)

East (E)

10.

What direction goes with lines of longitude that are to the left of the Prime Meridian?

a)

West (W)

b)

East (E)

11.

What is the latitude of point B?

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a)

10°N

b)

30°N

c)

50°N

d)

38°N

12.

What is the highest degree of latitude possible?

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a)

100°

b)

90°

c)

180°

d)

75°

13.

What is the highest degree of longitude possible?

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a)

180°

b)
c)

150°

d)

90°

14.

What are the coordinates of point L?

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a)

48°N, 120°W

b)

28°N, 82°W

c)

40°N, 70°E

d)

32°N, 80°E

15.

What hemispheres is North America in? (choose all the hemispheres that it is in)

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a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Western Hemisphere

16.

What are the coordinates of point E?

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a)

38°N, 120°W

b)

43°N, 100°W

c)

30°N, 70°E

d)

45°N, 80°E

17.

What hemispheres is Antarctica in? (choose all the hemispheres that it is in)

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a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Eastern Hemisphere

d)

Western Hemisphere