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Latitude & Longitude
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Test your knowledge of latitude and longitude basics. #Year7 #Hums
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1
Lines of latitude are called -
Imaginary lines
Parallels of latitude
Meridians of latitude
Grid lines
2
Lines of latitude and longitude accurately locate a place anywhere on Earth.
True
False
3
What are the names of the world's 3 climate zones?
Polar, temperate and tropical
Cold, wet and hot
Polar, temperate and hot
Equator, North and South Pole
4
The main line of latitude is called the -
Equator
North pole
Tropic of Capricorn
Prime Meridian
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What is the name of the line of latitude located at 23.5
o
N?
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Antarctic Circle
Tropic of Capricorn
6
What is the maximum number of degrees it is possible to move north or south of the Equator?
90o
360o
0o
180o
7
Lines of latitude and longitude are imaginary lines.
False
True
8
Lines of latitude divide the Earth into two hemispheres called the -
Northern and western hemispheres
Northern and Southern hemispheres
Southern and Eastern hemispheres
Eastern and Western hemispheres
9
What does latitude determine?
Time zones
Climate zones
10
Lines of longitude divide the Earth into two hemispheres called the -
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Eastern and Southern Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern Hemispheres
Northern and Southern Hemispheres
11
What is the unit of measurement lines of latitude and longitude are measured in?
degrees (o) and compass points (N, S, E, W)
dugongs
compass points (N, S, E, W)
degrees (o)
12
What is the name of the line of longitude located at 0
o
?
International Date Line
Prime Meridian
13
What is the name of the line of latitude located at 66.5
o
N?
Antarctic Circle
Tropic of Capricorn
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
14
Lines of longitude are called -
Grid lines
Meridians of longitude
Parallels of longitude
Imaginary lines
15
How many hemispheres do the lines of 0
o
latitude and 0
o
longitude divide the world into?
1
4
3
2
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What is the name given to the line of latitude located at 23.5
o
S?
Tropic of Cancer
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Capricorn
Antarctic Circle
17
How many degrees is the International Date Line away from the Prime Meridian?
180o
0o
90o
360o
18
Lines of latitude are located between the -
North Pole and the South Pole
Prime Meridian and the International Date Line
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What is the name of the line of latitude located at 66.5
o
S?
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
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Lines of latitude and longitude form a grid pattern on a map.
True
False
