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6 G2

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Q1. A __________ is a small model of the Earth.

a)

a. Sphere

b)

b. Globe

c)

c. Map

d)

d. None of these

2.

Q2. Tropic of Cancer is  23 12°S23\ \frac{1}{2\degree}S  and Tropic of Capricorn is  23 12N23\ \frac{1}{2}N  .

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Q3. __________ is also known as Great Circle.

a)

a. North pole

b)

b. Greenwich Meridian

c)

c. Equator

d)

d. International Date Line

4.

Q6. There are total _______ lines of latitudes and _______ lines of longitudes.

a)

a. 160 and 370

b)

b. 256 and 233

c)

c. 181 and 360

d)

d. None of these

5.

Q7. The parallels or lines of latitude and meridians or lines of longitude form a network on the globe. It is called a (a)   .

6.

Q8. The full circles that run from east to west on the surface of the glob are called _________.

a)

a. Parallels of latitude

b)

b. Meridians of longitudes

c)

c. Northern Hemisphere

d)

d. Southern Hemisphere

7.

Q9. The longest line of latitude is known as the ________.

a)

a. Prime Meridian

b)

b. Equator

c)

c. Tropic of Capricorn

d)

d. None of these

8.

Q10. The Prime Meridian passes through a place called ___________.

a)

a. United States

b)

b. Green Pumpkin

c)

c. Green Angel

d)

d. Greenwich

9.

Q11. Greenwich Meridian is also known as Prime Meridian.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Q12. The North and South pole is written as ______.

a)

a. 90° N and 90° Sa.\ 90\degree\ N\ and\ 90\degree\ S

b)

b. 60° N and 60° Sb.\ 60\degree\ N\ and\ 60\degree\ S

c)

c. 50° N and 50° Sc.\ 50\degree\ N\ and\ 50\degree\ S

d)

d. 10° N and 10° Sd.\ 10\degree\ N\ and\ 10\degree\ S

11.

Q13. It was in the year 1884 that Greenwich, a place near London, was fixed as the starting point for numbering the meridians.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Q14. The point on the north where the longitudes join is called the ______________ and the the point on the south where they join is called the ______________.

a)

a. Artic circle and Antarctic circle

b)

b. North Pole and South Pole

c)

c. Antarctic circle and Artic circle

d)

d. None of these

13.

Q15. The meridians of 180° E180\degree\ E  and  180° W180\degree\ W  form the same line known as the International Date Line.

a)

True 

b)

False

14.

Which of the following are hemispheres?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

e)

All of the above

15.

These lines runs east to west.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Eastern to Western Hemisphere

16.

These lines run north to south

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Equator

d)

Northern to Southern Hemisphere

17.

Which hemispheres does the United States belong to?

a)

Northern and Western

b)

Southern and Eastern

c)

Northern and Eastern

d)

Southern and Western

18.

Which line measures at 0 degrees latitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Longitude

d)

Capricorn

19.

Which line measures at 0 degrees longitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Northern Hemisphere

d)

Latitude

20.

Which lines connect the North Pole to the South Pole?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

21.

Where can you see latitude and longitude?

a)

From the air

b)

On a map or globe

c)

Around fault lines

d)

On the bottom of the ocean

22.

What is the climate like at 0 degrees latitude?

a)

Hot and tropical

b)

Freezing

c)

Hot in the summer, cold in the winter

d)

Cold in the summer, hot in the winter

23.

Which of the following are hemispheres?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

e)

All of the above

24.

These lines runs east to west.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Eastern to Western Hemisphere

25.

These lines run north to south

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Equator

d)

Northern to Southern Hemisphere

26.

Which hemispheres does the United States belong to?

a)

Northern and Western

b)

Southern and Eastern

c)

Northern and Eastern

d)

Southern and Western

27.

Which line measures at 0 degrees latitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Longitude

d)

Capricorn

28.

Which line measures at 0 degrees longitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Northern Hemisphere

d)

Latitude

29.

Which lines connect the North Pole to the South Pole?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

30.

Where can you see latitude and longitude?

a)

From the air

b)

On a map or globe

c)

Around fault lines

d)

On the bottom of the ocean

31.

What is the climate like at 0 degrees latitude?

a)

Hot and tropical

b)

Freezing

c)

Hot in the summer, cold in the winter

d)

Cold in the summer, hot in the winter

32.

The lines of latitude and longitude form an imaginary _____ over the planet.

a)

box

b)

diagonal

c)

pattern

d)

grid

33.

How many degrees of latitude are there between the North and South Poles?

a)

90

b)

180

c)

360

d)

3600

34.

How many degrees of longitude are there to the east and west of the Prime Meridian?

a)

90

b)

180

c)

360

d)

3600

35.

What is the climate like at 90 degrees SOUTH latitude?

a)

Freezing

b)

Hot and tropical

c)

Hot in the summer, cold in the winter

d)

Cold in the summer, hot in the winter