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Latitude and Longitude

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What line (shown in red) is seen here?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Northern Hemisphere

d)

Southern Hemisphere

2.

This line divides Earth into what hemispheres?

a)

Eastern and Western

b)

Northern and Southern

c)

Northern and Eastern

d)

Western and Northern

3.

This line, known as the Prime Meridian, divides Earth into what hemispheres?

a)

Eastern and Western

b)

Northern and Southern

c)

Southern and Western

d)

Eastern and Southern

4.

The Equator is a line of _____ and the Prime Meridian is a line of _____.

a)

North, South

b)

Longitude, Latitude

c)

East, North

d)

Latitude, Longitude

5.

If I see °N or °S on a map, these are lines of _____.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

6.

If I see °E or °W on a map, these are lines of _____.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

7.

When writing out latitude and longitude coordinates, which one is listed first?

a)

°N/°S (latitude)

b)

°E/°W (longitude)

8.

When writing out latitude and longitude coordinates, which one is listed second?

a)

°N/°S (latitude)

b)

°E/°W (longitude)

9.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
10.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
11.

This map is showing lines of ___________

a)

longitude.

b)

latitude.

c)

Neither

12.

This map is showing lines of ___________

a)

longitude.

b)

latitude.

c)

Neither

13.

Which hemisphere is shown above the equator?

a)

Eastern Hemisphere

b)

Western Hemisphere

c)

Northern Hemisphere

d)

Southern Hemispher

14.

Which hemisphere is highlighted in blue?

a)

Western

b)

Eastern

c)

Southern

d)

Northern

15.

Which hemisphere is highlighted in blue?

a)

Southern

b)

Northern

c)

Western

d)

Eastern

16.

Which hemisphere is highlighted in blue?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Western

d)

Eastern

17.

To locate the exact places on Earth, one must look at:

a)

latitude lines only

b)

intersecting lines of latitude and longitude

c)

longitude lines only

d)

Relative location

18.
When measuring the lines of latitude, always begin with the ______, which represents 0
degrees.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Longitude
d)
North Pole
19.

Latitude lines measure the distance _________ and _______ of the Equator.

a)

east and west

b)

north and south

c)

north and west

d)

south and east

20.
Longitude lines measure the distance _________ and ___________ of the prime meridian.
a)

north and south

b)

east and west

c)

west and north

d)

east and south

21.
Another name for lines of longitude is _______________.
a)
parallels
b)
meridians
c)
relief
d)
contour lines
22.
Latitude and Longitude are measured in______.
a)
kilometers
b)
degrees
c)
miles
d)
hours
23.
The Equator divides Earth into which two hemispheres
a)
Northern and Western
b)
Northern and Southern
c)
Eastern and Western
d)
Southern and Western
24.
The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into which two hemispheres
a)
Northern and Western
b)
Northern and Southern
c)
Eastern and Western
d)
Eastern and Northern
25.

The Earth is divided into ___ hemispheres.

a)

4

b)

2

c)

3

d)

1

26.

The Equator is located at __ degrees latitude.

a)

10

b)

50

c)

0

d)

1

27.

The Prime Meridian is located at __ degrees longitude.

a)

100

b)

0

c)

5

d)

75

28.

Another name for lines of latitude is _______________.

a)

parallels

b)

meridians

c)

relief

d)

contour lines

29.

The highest possible degree of latitude is ______?

a)

180 degrees

b)

90 degrees

c)

0 degree

d)

360 degrees

30.

The highest possible degree of longitude is ______?

a)

180 degrees

b)

90 degrees

c)

0 degree

d)

360 degrees

31.

Lines to the left of the Prime Meridian are in which direction?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

32.

Lines to the right of the Prime Meridian are in which direction?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

33.

The lines of ___________ run from east to west, but measure from north to south.

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

34.

The lines of ___________ run from north to south but measure east to west, .

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude