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WorksheetsLatitude, Longitude, Equator, Prime Meridian, Geo Coordinates
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 17mins
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.
The imaginary line where today becomes tomorrow is called ____________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
International Date Line
11.
To find a place's Absolute Location 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
12.
What shape is the planet Earth?
a)
Circle
b)
hemisphere
c)
sphere
d)
cone
13.
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
14.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
15.
What city is located at 32 degrees south and 150 degrees east?
a)
Shanghai
b)
Sydney
c)
Durban
d)
Calcutta
16.
Which city is located at 38 degrees north and 120 degrees west?
a)
San Fransisco
b)
New York
c)
New Orleans
d)
London
17.
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
18.
Which continent is completely south of the Equator and east of the Prime Meridian?
a)
Antartica
b)
South America
c)
North America
d)
Australia
19.
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
20.
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
21.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
22.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
23.
What is the approximate location of G?
a)
100oW, 40oN
b)
40oN, 100oW
c)
40oS, 100oW
d)
40oN, 100oE
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