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Meridian or longitudes and locating place on the globe

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Meridien which passes through Greenwich was taken as the _______

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

north pole

2.

The equator is used as the line of reference for locating places in the _______

a)

North & south

b)

East & west

3.

We need another line or point as reference for locating places in the ___ direction

a)

North & south

b)

East & West

4.

The network of parallels and meridians on the surface of the globe is known as _______

a)

Prime meridian

b)

parallel of latitudes

c)

Graticule

d)

Equator

5.

Name one of the following parallels of latitude as tropic of cancer

a)

0 degree

b)

0 degree 30's

c)

23 degree 30'N

6.

The equator lies at the ______ degree latitude

a)

2

b)

1

c)

0

7.

The prime meridian passes through

a)

Greenwood

b)

Greenfield

c)

Greenwhich

d)

Greenwich

8.

The tropic of cancer and the tropic of Capricorn are of _______

a)

Equal length

b)

Capricorn is shorter than the cancer

c)

Capricorn is bigger than the cancer

d)

Very big difference between these two

9.

Equator is an

a)

imaginary rectangular line

b)

imaginary circular line

c)

imaginary straight line

d)

imaginary triangular line

10.

The total number of meridians across the globe is _______

a)

180

b)

360

c)

90

d)

181