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Latitude, Longitude and Location

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an example of a RELATIVE LOCATION of the city of Elmhurst

a)

West of Chicago, North of Oakbrook, South of O'Hare airport

b)

41.8 N, 87.9 W

2.

What is an example of a ABSOLUTE LOCATION of the city of Elmhurst

a)

West of Chicago, North of Oakbrook, South of O'Hare airport

b)

41.8 N, 87.9 W

3.

What is the definition of "Relative Location"?

a)

The position of something on the Earth's surface

b)

Where a place is located in relation to another place

c)

What the location is like

d)

The exact location of a place on the earth using coordinates

4.

What is the definition of "Absolute Location"?

a)

The position of something on the Earth's surface

b)

Where a place is located in relation to another place

c)

What the location is like

d)

The exact location of a place on the earth using coordinates

5.

A satellite-based navigational system which tells you the most accurate position that you are on a globe.

a)

Geographic Informational System (GIS)

b)

Physical Map

c)

Global Positioning System (GPS)

d)

Degrees of Latitude

6.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
7.
Which important line of latitude is located at 0 degrees?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Tropic of Cancer
8.

Which continent is north of the equator and west of the prime meridian?

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

Europe

d)

North America

9.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
10.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
11.
Why do we study Geography?
a)
To understand what resources are available in a given area
b)
To understand the interactions between people and the places they live
c)
To understand how people decide what kind of job they will have
12.
Which is a question a geographer might ask?
a)
Where is it?
b)
How much does it cost to get there?
c)
What kind of rides do they have there?