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Latitude and Longitude practice

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Location D is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oN, 90oW

b)

90oN, 30oW

c)

10oN, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

2.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

North Pole

3.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
4.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
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.

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

8.
Lines of longitude are also called  ____________.
a)
Hemispheres
b)
Meridians
c)
parallels
d)
International Date Lines
9.
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
10.
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
11.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
12.

What is the latitude and longitude of Portland?

a)

50°N, 115°W

b)

46°N, 122°W

c)

115°W, 40°N

d)

122°W, 46°N

13.

What is the latitude and longitude of Miami?

a)

26°N, 81°W

b)

20°N, 79°W

c)

36°N, 80°W

d)

78°W, 30°N

14.

Which STATE is located at...

47°N,105°W

a)

MT

b)

SD

c)

UT

d)

AZ

15.
Which city is located at 38 degrees north and 120 degrees west?
a)
San Fransisco 
b)
New York
c)
New Orleans
d)
London
16.
What city is located at 32 degrees south and 150 degrees east?
a)
Shanghai
b)
Sydney
c)
Durban
d)
Calcutta 
17.
North and South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
18.
Antarctica, Australia, and most of South America are in what hemisphere? 
a)
Northern 
b)
Southern 
c)
Western 
d)
Eastern
19.
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
20.

What city is located at 32 degrees south and 150 degrees east?

a)

Shanghai

b)

Sydney

c)

Durban

d)

Calcutta

21.

Which city is located at 38 degrees north and 120 degrees west?

a)

San Fransisco

b)

New York

c)

New Orleans

d)

London

22.
Which continent is located completely north of the Equator and west of the Prime Meridian?
a)
Asia
b)
Europe
c)
North America 
d)
South America
23.

Which continent is completely south of the Equator and east of the Prime Meridian?

a)

Antartica

b)

South America

c)

North America

d)

Australia

24.

What are the coordinates for the city of New Orleans?

a)

30 degrees north and 90 degrees west

b)

60 degrees north and 30 degrees east

c)

30 degrees north and 120 degrees east

d)

35 degrees north and 70 degrees west

25.
What are the coordinates for the city of Leningrad? 
a)
28 degrees north and 88 degrees east
b)
55 degrees north and 1 degree east
c)
28 degrees north and 88 degrees east
d)
60 degrees north and 30 degrees east
26.

If you were at 30 degrees south and 60 degrees west, which continent would you be in?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Australia

27.

If you were at 30 degrees south and 60 degrees west, which continent would you be in?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Australia

28.
If you were located at 30 degrees south and 90 degress east, what ocean would you be in?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
29.
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
30.

The line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres is the

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

north-south line

31.

The line that separates the western and eastern hemispheres is the

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

east-west line