Worksheets6 G2
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 26mins
Q1. A __________ is a small model of the Earth.
a. Sphere
b. Globe
c. Map
d. None of these
Q2. Tropic of Cancer is 23 2°1S and Tropic of Capricorn is 23 21N .
True
False
Q3. __________ is also known as Great Circle.
a. North pole
b. Greenwich Meridian
c. Equator
d. International Date Line
Q6. There are total _______ lines of latitudes and _______ lines of longitudes.
a. 160 and 370
b. 256 and 233
c. 181 and 360
d. None of these
Q7. The parallels or lines of latitude and meridians or lines of longitude form a network on the globe. It is called a (a) .
Q8. The full circles that run from east to west on the surface of the glob are called _________.
a. Parallels of latitude
b. Meridians of longitudes
c. Northern Hemisphere
d. Southern Hemisphere
Q9. The longest line of latitude is known as the ________.
a. Prime Meridian
b. Equator
c. Tropic of Capricorn
d. None of these
Q10. The Prime Meridian passes through a place called ___________.
a. United States
b. Green Pumpkin
c. Green Angel
d. Greenwich
Q11. Greenwich Meridian is also known as Prime Meridian.
True
False
Q12. The North and South pole is written as ______.
a. 90° N and 90° S
b. 60° N and 60° S
c. 50° N and 50° S
d. 10° N and 10° S
Q13. It was in the year 1884 that Greenwich, a place near London, was fixed as the starting point for numbering the meridians.
True
False
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. Artic circle and Antarctic circle
b. North Pole and South Pole
c. Antarctic circle and Artic circle
d. None of these
Q15. The meridians of 180° E and 180° W form the same line known as the International Date Line.
True
False
Which of the following are hemispheres?
Northern
Southern
Eastern
Western
All of the above
These lines runs east to west.
Latitude
Longitude
Prime Meridian
Eastern to Western Hemisphere
These lines run north to south
Latitude
Longitude
Equator
Northern to Southern Hemisphere
Which hemispheres does the United States belong to?
Northern and Western
Southern and Eastern
Northern and Eastern
Southern and Western
Which line measures at 0 degrees latitude?
Equator
Prime Meridian
Longitude
Capricorn
Which line measures at 0 degrees longitude?
Equator
Prime Meridian
Northern Hemisphere
Latitude
Which lines connect the North Pole to the South Pole?
Latitude
Longitude
Where can you see latitude and longitude?
From the air
On a map or globe
Around fault lines
On the bottom of the ocean
What is the climate like at 0 degrees latitude?
Hot and tropical
Freezing
Hot in the summer, cold in the winter
Cold in the summer, hot in the winter
Which of the following are hemispheres?
Northern
Southern
Eastern
Western
All of the above
These lines runs east to west.
Latitude
Longitude
Prime Meridian
Eastern to Western Hemisphere
These lines run north to south
Latitude
Longitude
Equator
Northern to Southern Hemisphere
Which hemispheres does the United States belong to?
Northern and Western
Southern and Eastern
Northern and Eastern
Southern and Western
Which line measures at 0 degrees latitude?
Equator
Prime Meridian
Longitude
Capricorn
Which line measures at 0 degrees longitude?
Equator
Prime Meridian
Northern Hemisphere
Latitude
Which lines connect the North Pole to the South Pole?
Latitude
Longitude
Where can you see latitude and longitude?
From the air
On a map or globe
Around fault lines
On the bottom of the ocean
What is the climate like at 0 degrees latitude?
Hot and tropical
Freezing
Hot in the summer, cold in the winter
Cold in the summer, hot in the winter
The lines of latitude and longitude form an imaginary _____ over the planet.
box
diagonal
pattern
grid
How many degrees of latitude are there between the North and South Poles?
90
180
360
3600
How many degrees of longitude are there to the east and west of the Prime Meridian?
90
180
360
3600
What is the climate like at 90 degrees SOUTH latitude?
Freezing
Hot and tropical
Hot in the summer, cold in the winter
Cold in the summer, hot in the winter
