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WorksheetsLatitude and Longitude
Total questions: 43
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.
Lines of Longitude measure how far from the _______ a place is located.
a)
Equator
b)
International Date Line
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Tropic of Cancer
15.
Lines of Latitude can be measured up to what degree?
a)
150 degrees
b)
180 degrees
c)
90 degrees
d)
100 degrees
16.
Lines of Longitude run from the _____ to the ______.
a)
East, West
b)
North, South
c)
South, East
d)
North, West
17.
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
18.
Lines of ______ measure how far from the equator a place is located?
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
19.
The invisible line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ________.
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Arctic Circle
20.
The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Antarctic Circle
21.
Latitude lines run from the _____ to the _______.
a)
West, East
b)
North, South
c)
North, East
d)
South, West
22.
What shape is the planet Earth?
a)
Circle
b)
hemisphere
c)
sphere
d)
cone
23.
The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Eastern and Southern
b)
Northern and Southern
c)
Western and Eastern
d)
Northern and Western
24.
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
25.
Antarctica, Australia, and most of South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
26.
Asia and Australia are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
27.
North and South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
28.
Europe, Asia and North America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
29.
Lines of latitude are also called __________.
a)
hemispheres
b)
Parallels
c)
Meridians
d)
Tropics
30.
Lines of longitude are also called ____________.
a)
Hemispheres
b)
Meridians
c)
parallels
d)
International Date Lines
31.
The two imaginary lines of latitude (parallels) that are closest to the equator are called __________ and ____________.
a)
Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle
b)
parallels and meridians
c)
International Date line and Prime Meridian
d)
Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
32.
Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in __________.
a)
inches
b)
miles
c)
degrees
d)
ounces
33.
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
34.
The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour line
35.
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
36.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
37.
Which STATE is located at...
105°W, 47°N
105°W, 47°N
a)
MT
b)
SD
c)
UT
d)
AZ
38.
North and South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
39.
Asia and Australia are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
40.
What city is located at 32 degrees south and 150 degrees east?
a)
Shanghai
b)
Sydney
c)
Durban
d)
Calcutta
41.
Which continent is completely south of the Equator and east of the Prime Meridian?
a)
Antartica
b)
South America
c)
North America
d)
Australia
42.
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
43.
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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