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Latitude/Longitude and Time Zones

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

North Pole

2.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
3.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
4.
Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.
a)

cups

b)

gallons

c)

degrees

d)

Fahrenheit

5.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

North Pole

6.
A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.
a)
Equator
b)
Hemisphere
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Arctic Circle
7.
Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located?
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
8.

The equator divides the Earth into what two hemispheres?

a)

Eastern and Southern

b)

Northern and Southern

c)

Western and Eastern

d)

Northern and Western

9.
Lines of longitude are also called  ____________.
a)
Hemispheres
b)
Meridians
c)
parallels
d)
International Date Lines
10.
To locate the exact places on Earth, one must look at: 
a)
latitude lines only
b)
the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
c)
longitude lines only
d)
a neighboring area to describe the location
11.
What shape is the planet Earth?
a)
Circle
b)
hemisphere
c)
sphere
d)
cone
12.
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
13.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
14.
Lines of Latitude can be measured up to what degree?
a)
150 degrees
b)
180 degrees
c)
90 degrees
d)
100 degrees
15.
Lines of Longitude run from the _____ to the ______.
a)
East, West
b)
North, South
c)
South, East
d)
North, West
16.
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
17.
Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located?
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
18.
Latitude lines run from the _____ to the  _______.
a)
West, East
b)
North, South
c)
North, East
d)
South, West
19.
Antarctica, Australia, and most of South America are in what hemisphere? 
a)
Northern 
b)
Southern 
c)
Western 
d)
Eastern
20.
Asia and Australia are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
21.
Europe, Asia and North America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
22.
Lines of latitude are also called  __________.
a)
hemispheres
b)
Parallels
c)
Meridians
d)
Tropics
23.
The two imaginary lines of latitude that are farthest from the equator are called the __________  and the  ____________.
a)
Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer
b)
Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle 
c)
Prime meridian and International Date Line
d)
Equator and Prime Meridian
24.

How many time zones are in the U.S. altogether?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

6

d)

7

25.

if you cross a time zone line going east you must.....

a)

subtract an hour from your watch

b)

add an hour to your watch

26.

What time zone would California be in?

a)

Pacific Time

b)

Mountain Time

c)

Western Time

d)

Eastern Time

27.

If it is 5:00 pm in Miami, Florida, what time is it in Denver, Colorado?

a)

3:00pm

b)

8:00pm

c)

4:00pm

d)

6:00am

28.

The NFL game starts at 8 p.m. in our time zone. What time will it start in California?

a)

10 p.m.

b)

6 p.m.

c)

5 p.m

d)

11 p.m.

29.

How many time zones are there in the world?

a)

24

b)

12

c)

6

d)

48

30.

Approximately how wide is each time zone, in degrees?

a)

5o

b)

10o

c)

15o

d)

20o

31.

Why aren't time zone boundaries completely straight?

a)

so they don't split cities or some countries

b)

to allow for travel time

c)

for train and airplane schedules

d)

because of landforms

32.

Which hemisphere gets each day first?

a)

northern

b)

southern

c)

eastern

d)

western

33.

What causes day and night?

a)

the sun moving around the Earth

b)

the Earth moving around the sun

c)

rotation

d)

revolution

34.

if it is 5:00 p.m. in Pittsburgh when you leave on a 4 hour flight to California, what time do you arrive?

a)

6:00 p.m.

b)

7:00 p.m.

c)

9:00 p.m.

d)

11:00 p.m.

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