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WorksheetsLatitude and Longitude
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 32mins
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.
Is this showing latitude or longitude?
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
15.
Is this showing latitude or longitude?
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
16.
Latitude is measured out from what?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Merididan
c)
International Date Line
d)
United States
17.
Longitude is measured out from what?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
United States
18.
Latitude and longitude are measured in what?
a)
Inches
b)
Kilometers
c)
Degrees
d)
Gallons
19.
Is latitude measured in degrees north and south OR degrees east and west?
a)
North and South
b)
East and West
20.
Is longitude measured in degrees north and south OR degrees east and west?
a)
North and South
b)
East and West
21.
Is longitude measured in degrees north and south OR degrees east and west?
a)
North and South
b)
East and West
22.
Which runs horizontally around the earth?
a)
Equator and lines of latitude
b)
Prime Meridian and lines of latitude
c)
Equator and lines of longitude
d)
Prime Meridian and lines of longitude
23.
Which runs vertically around the earth?
a)
Equator and lines of latitude
b)
Prime Meridian and lines of latitude
c)
Equator and lines of longitude
d)
Prime Meridian and lines of longitude
24.
The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour line
25.
The 0 degree mark of longitude is known as the ___________ ______________ measure from Greenwich England.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour Line
26.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
27.
Which STATE is located at...
105°W, 47°N
105°W, 47°N
a)
MT
b)
SD
c)
UT
d)
AZ
28.
North and South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
29.
Asia and Australia are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
30.
What city is located at 32 degrees south and 150 degrees east?
a)
Shanghai
b)
Sydney
c)
Durban
d)
Calcutta
31.
Which continent is completely south of the Equator and east of the Prime Meridian?
a)
Antartica
b)
South America
c)
North America
d)
Australia
32.
What ocean would you be in if you were at 30 degrees south and 150 degrees west?
a)
The Atlantic Ocean
b)
The Arctic Ocean
c)
The Pacific Ocean
d)
The Indian Ocean
33.
Which city is located at 38 degrees north and 120 degrees west?
a)
San Fransisco
b)
New York
c)
New Orleans
d)
London
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