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WorksheetsLatitude, Longitude, Climate, and Timelines
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the four main cardinal directions?
a)
North, South, East, West
b)
Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest
c)
Up, Down, Left, Right
d)
Forward, Backward, Left, Right
2.
Which of the following is NOT an intermediate direction?
a)
Northeast
b)
Southeast
c)
Northwest
d)
South
3.
What does latitude measure?
a)
East-West position
b)
North-South position
c)
Distance from the equator
d)
Distance from the poles
4.
The Prime Meridian is located at which degree of longitude?
a)
0 degrees
b)
15 degrees
c)
30 degrees
d)
90 degrees
5.
What divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Antarctic Circle
6.
Which of the following describes meridians of longitude?
a)
Lines that run east and west
b)
Lines that measure north and south
c)
Lines that run north and south
d)
Lines that measure temperature
7.
Which coordinate represents a location in the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
20 degrees N
b)
15 degrees S
c)
60 degrees W
d)
30 degrees E
8.
The Equator is located at which degree of latitude?
a)
0 degrees
b)
15 degrees
c)
30 degrees
d)
45 degrees
9.
What do parallels of latitude measure?
a)
East-West position
b)
North-South position
c)
Distance from the Prime Meridian
d)
Distance from the equator
10.
Which two coordinates represent a location in the Eastern Hemisphere?
a)
15 degrees N, 60 degrees W
b)
20 degrees S, 140 degrees E
c)
30 degrees N, 100 degrees W
d)
10 degrees S, 20 degrees W
11.
What is the approximate longitude for the location 15 degrees N and 60 degrees W?
a)
Eastern Hemisphere
b)
Western Hemisphere
c)
Northern Hemisphere
d)
Southern Hemisphere
12.
Which of the following coordinates represents a location in the Western Hemisphere?
a)
40 degrees N, 75 degrees W
b)
30 degrees S, 60 degrees E
c)
10 degrees N, 150 degrees E
d)
50 degrees S, 30 degrees E
13.
Which climate factor is described as "the climate of a small specific place within a larger area"?
a)
Microclimate
b)
Macroclimate
c)
Climate zone
d)
Global climate
14.
Which gas is NOT a greenhouse gas?
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Methane
c)
Oxygen
d)
Water Vapor
15.
What is the main effect of latitude on climate?
a)
It affects the amount of sunlight received.
b)
It determines wind patterns.
c)
It has no effect on climate.
d)
It causes seasons.
16.
The tilt of the Earth on its axis affects which of the following?
a)
Longitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Seasonal change
d)
Ocean currents
17.
Which zone receives the most direct sunlight throughout the year?
a)
Polar Zone
b)
Temperate Zone
c)
Tropical Zone
d)
Arctic Zone
18.
What is a rain shadow?
a)
An area of increased precipitation near a mountain
b)
A climate zone
c)
An area of decreased precipitation near a mountain
d)
A type of wind
19.
What type of climate do polar zones generally have?
a)
Warm and humid
b)
Cold and dry
c)
Mild and temperate
d)
Hot and dry
20.
Which of the following factors does NOT affect climate?
a)
The angle of the Sun's rays
b)
Atmospheric gases
c)
Latitude
d)
The time of day
21.
What does BC stand for?
a)
Before Christ
b)
Before Common Era
c)
Before Current
d)
Before Civilization
22.
What does AD mean?
a)
After Death
b)
Anno Domini
c)
After Domini
d)
Annual Date
23.
What is the equivalent (the same as) of BCE?
a)
Before Current Era
b)
Before Christ
c)
Before Common Era
d)
Before Civilization Era
24.
Which phrase is used to denote "around" in dates?
a)
Anno
b)
Circa
c)
Era
d)
Timeline
25.
In a tiered timeline, what does it show?
a)
Different time zones
b)
Two simultaneous time streams
c)
Only one event
d)
Future predictions
26.
Which of the following is a list of events in the order they happened?
a)
Timeline
b)
Chronology
c)
Calendar
d)
Schedule
27.
How long is a millennium?
a)
100 years
b)
500 years
c)
1,000 years
d)
2,000 years
28.
If a date is referred to as the 18th century, what years does it cover?
a)
1700-1799
b)
1800-1899
c)
1600-1699
d)
1900-1999
29.
What is a decade?
a)
1 year
b)
10 years
c)
100 years
d)
1,000 years
30.
What do you do when subtracting dates in AD/CE and BC/BCE?
a)
Add the two numbers
b)
Subtract the smaller number from the larger number
c)
Always subtract 1
d)
Ignore the dates
31.
If you have the years 500 BC and 200 AD, what do you do to find the total years between them?
a)
Subtract 200 from 500
b)
Add 500 and 200, then subtract 1
c)
Only add 500
d)
Only add 200
32.
What does BP stand for?
a)
Before Present
b)
Before People
c)
Before Past
d)
Before Period
33.
How many years are in a century?
a)
10 years
b)
100 years
c)
1,000 years
d)
50 years
34.
How do you calculate the years in the 20th century?
a)
1900-1999
b)
2000-2100
c)
1800-1899
d)
1700-1799
35.
When is the Common Era (CE) equivalent to?
a)
AD
b)
BC
c)
BCE
d)
All of the above
36.
What does the abbreviation "c." or "ca." signify when used in historical dates?
a)
Confirmed
b)
Circa
c)
Century
d)
Current
37.
Alexander the Great (356 BCE - 323 BCE)
(a)
38.
Rosa Parks (1913 CE - 2005 CE)
(a)
39.
George Washington (1732 CE - 1799 CE)
(a)
40.
Augustus (63 BCE - 14 CE)
(a)
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