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Latitudes and Longitudes Revision

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
2.
Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.
a)

cups

b)

gallons

c)

degrees

d)

Fahrenheit

3.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

North Pole

4.

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

5.
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
6.

What are the coordinates for the RED star?

a)

40*S, 70*E

b)

40*N, 30*W

c)

0*, 130*W

d)

10*N, 150*E

7.

The total number of meridians across the globe

a)

360

b)

181

c)

90

d)

180

8.

The Frigid zone lies near

a)

The tropic of capricon

b)

The Equator

c)

The tropic of cancer

d)

The Poles

9.

Why does the torrid zone receive maximum amount of heat

a)

the mid day Sun is exactly overhead at least once a year on all latitude in between the Arctic circles and Antarctic circle

b)

the mid day is exactly overhead at least once a year on frigid zone

c)

the mid day is exactly overhead at least once a year on all latitude between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of cancer

d)

the mid day is not exactly overhead at least once a year on all latitude between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of cancer

10.

The 0 degree Meridian is also known as

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator Prime

c)

Prime Standard

d)

Greenfield

11.

The distance between the longitude

a)

Increases towards poles

b)

Decreases towards North pole only

c)

Decreases towards South poles only

d)

Decreases towards poles

12.
Which Hemisphere are Asia, Australia, and most of Europe found in?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Eastern Hemisphere
c)
Southern Hemisphere
d)
Northern Hemisphere
13.

The sunrays are the strongest throughout the year in the __________ Zone

a)

Torrid

b)

North Temperate

c)

South Temperate

d)

Frigid

14.

The ________ zone lies just south of the Antarctic Circle.

a)

frizid zone

b)

temperate zone

c)

torrid zone

15.

The time of a place as decided by the location of the sun in the sky, is known as its _____________.

a)

Standard time

b)

poles

c)

Local time

16.

The world has been divided into ________ time zones.

a)

12

b)

24

c)

48

d)

32

17.

Greenwich Mean Time in _____________ is considered to be the international standard time.

a)

India

b)

England

c)

China

d)

Japan

18.

The difference between the local time of any two consecutive longitudes is

a)

60 minutes

b)

04 minutes

19.

Indian Standard Time is..

a)

ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by 5 hours 30 minutes

b)

behind Greenwich Mean Time by 5 hours 30 minutes

20.

The local time changes with the changing ___________

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

21.

The Indian Standard time of India is

a)

85.30w

b)

97.45n

c)

82.30e