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Lines of Latitude

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 3hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What divides the world into the
Northern and Southern
Hemispheres?

a)

Hemisphere

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Northern Hemisphere

2.

What is the name of the line of latitude that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres?

a)

Equator 

b)

Prime Mandarin 

c)

Center 

d)

Tropic of Cancer 

3.

Lines of latitude divide the world into what two hemispheres?

a)

East and West

b)

North and South

c)

South and West

d)

North and East

4.

What are the lines called that go from east to west on a map?

a)

Latitude 

b)

Longitude 

c)

Short lines

d)

horizontal 

5.

Lines of Latitude are what type of lines?

a)

horizontal 

b)

vertical 

c)

intersecting

6.

What is the name of the line at zero degrees latitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian 

c)

center of the earth

d)

0

7.

The Prime Marinade divides the Earth into what two hemispheres ?

a)

East and West

b)

East and North

c)

South and North

d)

West and South

8.

What  is the name of the line at 66.5 degrees south?

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Equator

d)

Antarctic Circle

9.

What  is the name of the line at 66.5 degrees north?

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Equator

d)

Antarctic Circle

10.

What  is the name of the line at 23.5 degrees south?

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Capricorn 

d)

Antarctic Circle

11.

What  is the name of the line at 23.5 degrees north?

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Tropic of Capricorn 

d)

Antarctic Circle

12.

Two important lines of latitude are
_______ and _______.

a)

Equator and Prime Meridian

b)

Prime Meridian and Arctic Circle

c)

Prime Meridian and Tropic of
Capricorn

d)

Antarctic Circle and Equator

13.

This line of latitude is just below
the Equator.

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Arctic Circle

c)

International Date Line

d)

Tropic of Cancer

14.

This line of latitude surrounds
Antarctica.

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Antarctic Circle

15.

The Northern and Southern
Hemispheres are divided by the
___________.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Western Hemisphere

d)

Eastern Hemisphere

16.

The imaginary horizontal lines running parallel on the Earth is called

a)

Grid

b)

Latitude

c)

Longitude

d)

Heat zone

17.

Select the incorrect statement.

a)

The Equator is also called as the great circle.

b)

The Equator has the maximum circumference.

c)

The Equator is at 90°

d)

The Equator divides the Earth into North and South.

18.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
19.

_____ lines run the same way on
a map as the Equator.

a)

Latitude

b)

Hemisphere

c)

Longitude

d)

Prime Meridian

20.

The Northern and Southern
Hemispheres are divided by the
___________.

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

Western Hemisphere

d)

Eastern Hemisphere

21.

This line of latitude is just above
the Equator.

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Arctic Circle

c)

International Date Line

d)

Tropic of Cancer

22.

How many major lines of latitude are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

23.

What is the name given to the 23.5 degrees South of the Equator?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

South Pole

24.

How far south can you travel before you start moving back towards the Equator? (Hint: This is where you would find the South Pole).

a)

45 degrees

b)

90 degrees

c)

180 degrees

d)

360 degrees

25.

The further away from the equator you travel, the ___________ the latitude.

a)

lower

b)

higher

26.

The Heat Equator receives __________ direct insolation than the Poles, making it __________.

a)

less; cooler.

b)

less; warmer.

c)

more; cooler.

d)

more; warmer.

27.

The Saharan desert exists because:

a)

it is located under a belt of low pressure systems that bring dry weather.

b)

it is located under a belt of low pressure systems that increase rainfall.

c)

it's climate is influenced by a belt of sub-tropical high pressure systems.

d)

Its location under a polar high pressure system means it gets less than 250mm of rainfall per year.

28.

Locations closer to the Equator tend to be hotter and wetter because:

a)

They have deserts.

b)

They receive higher concentrations of insolation.

c)

The receive lower concentrations of insolation.

d)

They are located in Africa.

29.

Latitude Lines are measured from ______° to _______°

a)

0 to 66.5

b)

23.5 to 66.5

c)

0 to 90

d)

0 to 180

30.

The closer a place is to the equator the______ the climate.

a)

cooler

b)

warmer

31.

What is the longest latitude line called?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Arctic Circle

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

32.

The Caribbean is located between the equator and the Tropic of _____.

a)

Cancer

b)

Capricorn

33.

The Tropic of Capricorn is in the ______ hemisphere.

a)

Southern

b)

Eastern

c)

Western

d)

Northern

34.

One continent only in the northern hemisphere is ________.

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Oceania

35.

Which direction does lines of latitude run?

a)

They run parallel to the Equator

b)

They run from the North to South pole

36.

Latitude lines measure

a)

distance north and south of the equator

b)

distance east and west of the equator

37.

Which feature of the grid system is identified on the map in RED?

a)

The equator

b)

The prime meridian

c)

The southern hemisphere

d)

The eastern hemisphere

38.

The Prime Meridian is a line of...

a)

time

b)

longitude

c)

latitude

d)

rocks

39.

Lines of Longitude go from...

a)

East to West

b)

North to South

c)

all around Earth

40.

Which Hemisphere are both North America and South America found in?

a)

Western Hemisphere

b)

Eastern Hemisphere

c)

Southern Hemisphere

d)

Northern Hemisphere

41.

What is the name of the line at 0 degrees longitude?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

Arctic Circle

42.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
43.

All lines of longitude are the same length.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

The distance between lines of longitude varies; they meet at the poles and are farthest apart at the equator.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

The line of longitude from which other lines are numbered is the Prime Meridian marked 180 degrees.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

The spring equinox occurs

a)

March 21-22

b)

June 21-22

c)

September 22-23

d)

December 21-22

47.

On December 21-22, the Southern Hemisphere experiences

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

c)

Spring

d)

Shortest Day

48.

All places that lie on the same line of longitude (meridian) have the same

a)

standard time

b)

local time

c)

Greenwich time

d)

solar time

49.

Time in the West is ___________ time in the East.

a)

ahead of

b)

behind

c)

more complex than

d)

lesser than

50.

Time varies at a rate of

a)

3 minutes for every 1 degree

b)

4 minutes for every 1 degree

c)

4 minutes for every 4 degrees

d)

10 minutes for every 360 degrees

51.

In 1 hour the earth spins through

a)

90 degrees

b)

30 degrees

c)

15 degrees

d)

180 degrees

52.

When calculating time in the East you

a)

multiply time

b)

divide time

c)

subtract time

d)

add time

53.

The time at 30 degrees West is 4 p.m. What time is it at 150 degrees West?

a)

10 a.m.

b)

10 p.m.

c)

8 a.m.

d)

8 p.m.

54.

The time at 60 degrees East is 8:00 a.m. What time is it at 150 degrees East?

a)

2 p.m.

b)

2 a.m.

c)

1 p.m.

d)

3 a.m.

55.
The 0 degree line of longitude that divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
meridian
c)
equator
d)
parallel
56.

Location E is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oS, 30oE

b)

30oS, 30oW

c)

10oS, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

57.

Location H is located at which coordinates?

a)

60oN, 120oE

b)

90oN, 30oE

c)

10oS, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

58.
"Starting point" for latitude; halfway between the North and South poles
a)
equinox
b)
equine
c)
equator
d)
equality
59.

What line of Longitude runs at 180 degrees

a)

The Prime Meridian

b)

The Tropic of Cancer

c)

The International Dateline

d)

The Equator

60.

What line runs at 0 degrees Longitude

a)

The Equator

b)

The Tropic of Cancer

c)

The Tropic of Capricorn

d)

The Greenwich (Prime) Meridian

61.

Time difference between the two consecutive meridians..........

a)

3 Minutes

b)

4 Minutes

c)

5 Minutes

62.

The total number of longitudes are :

a)

360

b)

180

c)

90

63.

Full Form of IDL .

a)

International Database on Longevity

b)

International Day of Light

c)

International Date Limit

d)

International Date Line

64.

There are ______ latitudes .

a)

90

b)

360

c)

180

d)

240

65.

What is another name for a line of longitude?

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Parallel

66.

How many degrees of longitude can be found to the East and West of the Prime Meridian?

a)

90 degrees

b)

180 degrees

c)

360 degrees

d)

270 degrees

67.

How is time related to longitude?

a)

Time is faster in the East

b)

Time is slower in the West

c)

Each line of longitude represents a different time zone

d)

Time is the same across all longitudes

68.
What city is located at 32 degrees south and 150 degrees east?
a)
Shanghai
b)
Sydney
c)
Durban
d)
Calcutta 
69.
Which city is located at 38 degrees north and 120 degrees west?
a)
San Fransisco 
b)
New York
c)
New Orleans
d)
London
70.
Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.
a)
inches
b)
feet
c)
degrees
d)
grams

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