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Longitude, Latitude, and Geography Test

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What line creates the northern and southern hemispheres?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Tropic of Capricorn

2.

Which one of the following is an example of the geography theme of movement?

a)

The use of coordinates to find an exact location

b)

Cherokee Trail of Tears

c)

Map displaying the different cultural groups in an area

d)

The effects of air quality due to pollutants

3.

What line of longitude separates the world into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Longitude

d)

Latitude

4.

What degree does latitude stretch to?

a)

0

b)

180

c)

90

d)

360

5.

Which example is a demonstration of absolute location?

a)

HMS is located between the DMV and the HUB

b)

Coordinates of HMS exact location

c)

The DMV is located below Hudson Middle School

d)

The vet is above Hudson Middle School and beside Dollar General

6.

At what point does the lines of latitude hit 90 degrees?

a)

Greenwich, England

b)

Africa

c)

North and South Pole

d)

Antarctica

7.

Which is not a cardinal direction on a compass?

a)

Eastern

b)

North

c)

South

d)

West

8.

How do you define a longitude line?

a)

Measures the distance north and south of prime meridian

b)

Measures the distance east and west of the equator

c)

Measures the distance north or south of the equator

d)

Measure the distance east and west of the prime meridian

9.

What location does the prime meridian go through on the globe?

a)

Africa

b)

Greenwich, England

c)

The North Pole

d)

The South Pole

10.

How do you define a latitude line?

a)

Measures the distance north and south of prime meridian

b)

Measures the distance east and west of the equator

c)

Measures the distance north or south of the equator

d)

Measure the distance east and west of the prime meridian

11.

What defines a region?

a)

A specific location one can visit

b)

Absolute spot a place is located

c)

Route ideas, goods, or people travel

d)

Group of similarities to identify people, ideas, or features on a map

12.

Name the Five Themes of Geography

a)

Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region

b)

Latitude, Longitude, Equator, Hemisphere, Continent

c)

Weather, Climate, Population, Culture, Economy

d)

Mountains, Rivers, Deserts, Forests, Oceans

13.

Which statement is true about latitude and longitude lines?

a)

Means by which the position or location of any place on Earth’s surface can be determined and described.

b)

They give us the relative location of a place.

c)

Identify the continents of the World

d)

Are visible lines you can see on the Earth

14.

What is relative location?

a)

A description of a place's exact location

b)

A description of how a place is related to other places

c)

A description of a place based on coordinates

d)

A description of a place based on location

15.

The smallest continent is:

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

Antarctica

d)

South America

16.

The continent with the world's longest river is:

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America

17.

The name of the continent that is the largest is:

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

Australia

18.

The continent that has the largest rainforest is:

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

Australia

19.

Look at the map of the world. Identify and label the continent located in the upper left part of the map.

a)

North America

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

20.

Look at the map of the world. Identify and label the continent located to the right of North America.

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

South America

21.

Look at the map of the world. Identify and label the continent located below Europe.

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

South America

22.

Look at the map of the world. Identify and label the continent located in the lower left part of the map.

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

23.

Look at the map of the world. Identify and label the continent located in the lower right part of the map.

a)

Australia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

South America

24.

Look at the map of the world. Identify and label the continent located at the bottom of the map.

a)

Antarctica

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

25.

Look at the map of the world. Identify and label the large body of water to the east of North and South America.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

26.

Look at the map of the world. Identify and label the large body of water to the west of North and South America.

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

27.

Look at the map of the world. Identify and label the large body of water to the south of Asia and east of Africa.

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

28.

Look at the map of the world. Identify and label the large body of water to the north of Europe and Asia.

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

29.

Where is the Amazon Rainforest located?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

South America

30.

Which coordinate has the cardinal directions going north and south ?

a)

Prime Merdiain

b)

Latitude

c)

Equator

d)

Longitude

31.

What hemispheres does longitude give us?

a)

Northern and Southern

b)

Eastern and Western

c)

Northern and Eastern

d)

Southern and Eastern

32.

Where is the longest river in the world located?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

Africa

33.

What is the order when trying to find cobordance on a map?

a)

Latitude, Longitude

b)

Longitude, Latitude