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LATITUDE & LONGITUDE

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This image shows...

a)

...the lines of longitude.

b)

...the lines of latitude.

2.

Lines of latitude can be measured up to what degree?

a)
150 degrees
b)
180 degrees
c)
90 degrees
d)
100 degrees
3.
The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.
a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Antarctic Circle
4.
The equator breaks the Earth into what two hemispheres?
a)
Eastern and Southern
b)
Northern and Southern
c)
Western and Eastern
d)
Northern and Western
5.
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
6.

Another name for a line of longitude

a)

Parallel

b)

Rhombus

c)

Meridian

d)

Tropic

7.

Location D is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oN, 90oW

b)

90oN, 30oW

c)

10oN, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

8.

Which point is located at 30oS, 30oE?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

9.

Which point is located at 45oN, 30oE?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

E

d)

G

10.

What are the coordinates for the point (Portland) on this map?

a)

(46 degrees N, 121 degrees W)

b)

(30 degrees N, 50 degrees W)

c)

(121 degrees W, 46 degrees N)

d)

(40 degrees N, 90 degrees W)

11.

What at the coordinates for the point on this map?

a)

(40 degrees S, 120 degrees E)

b)

(30 degrees N, 80 degrees E)

c)

(30 degrees S, 80 degrees W)

d)

60 degrees S, 120 degrees E)

12.

What city is located at 32° S and 150° E?

a)
Shanghai
b)
Sydney
c)
Durban
d)
Calcutta 
13.

Which city is located at 38° N and 120° W?

a)
San Fransisco 
b)
New York
c)
New Orleans
d)
London
14.
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
15.
Which continent is completely south of the Equator and east of the Prime Meridian?
a)
Antartica 
b)
South America
c)
North America 
d)
Australia 
16.
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
17.

If you were at 30° S and 60° W, which continent would you be in?

a)
Europe
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Australia 
18.

If you were located at 30° S and 90° E, what ocean would you be in?

a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
19.

The Prime Meridian is drawn through a town called __________.

a)

Greenwich in UK

b)

Jatujak in Thailand

20.

This latitude line is 23.5° S of the equator.

a)
Latitude
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Tropic of Cancer
21.
The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn are what type of lines?
a)
Latitude lines
b)
International Date lines
c)
Longitude lines
d)
Meridian lines
22.
North and South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
23.
Asia and Australia are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
24.

Europe, Asia, and North America are in what hemisphere?

a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
25.

When writing coordinates, we write ____ first

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

I don't know why you're asking us this, you never told us.

26.

What city is located at 32° S and 150° E?

a)
Shanghai
b)
Sydney
c)
Durban
d)
Calcutta 
27.

Which city is located at 38° N and 120° W?

a)
San Fransisco 
b)
New York
c)
New Orleans
d)
London
28.

The invisible line at 0° longitude is called the _________.

a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Antarctic Circle
29.

The invisible line at 0° latitude is called the ________. 

a)
International Date Line
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Equator
d)
Arctic Circle
30.
Is this showing latitude or longitude?
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
31.
Is this showing latitude or longitude?
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
32.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
33.
What line of LONGITUDE is Point B located?
a)
105o W
b)
60o N
c)
150o W
d)
80o W
34.
What line of LATITUDE is Point B located?
a)
105o W
b)
60o N
c)
150o W
d)
80o W
35.
What line of LONGITUDE is Point F located?
a)
105o W
b)
10o N
c)
22o N
d)
80o W
36.
What line of LATITUDE is Point F located?
a)
105o W
b)
10o N
c)
22o N
d)
80o W
37.

What shape is located at 30° N, 90° W?

a)
Triangle
b)
Star
c)
Circle
d)
Rectangle
38.

Which tropic is located at 23.5° N?

a)
Tropic Zone
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Tropic of Cathedral
39.

Which tropic is located at 23.5° S?

a)
Tropic Zone
b)
Tropic of Cancer
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Tropic of Cathedral
40.

Which parallel is located at 66.5° S?

a)

Polar Zone

b)

Arctic Circle

c)

Antarctic Circle

41.

Which parallel is located at 66.5° N?

a)

Polar Zone

b)

Arctic Circle

c)

Antarctic Circle

42.

The DD (Decimal Degrees) coordinate formats are used

a)

in modern digital systems like GPS, GIS, Google Maps & Earth.

b)

in formal documents like surveyings, printed maps, and aviation & maritime navigation.

c)

You never explained this to us students.

43.

The DMS (Decimal, Minutes, Seconds) coordinate formats are used

a)

in modern digital systems like GPS, GIS, Google Maps & Earth.

b)

in formal documents like surveyings, printed maps, and aviation & maritime navigation.

c)

You never explained this to us students.

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