Line of Latitude and Longitude

Question 1

The earth is round and a model of the earth is called a? (1)

Answer 1

Globe

Question 2

A globe has line across it which help the find places. What are these lines called? (2)

Answer 2

Lines of Latitude Lines of Longitude

Question 3

How are each of these lines measured and what is the symbol for this measurement? (2)

Answer 3

Lines are measured in DEGREES. The symbol used is º

Question 4

Lines of latitude run from where to where? (2)

Answer 4

They run from the North Pole to the South Pole

Question 5

Lines of longitude run _____________ to the Equator above and _____________ the Equator? (2)

Answer 5

Parallel Below

Question 6

The 0º line of latitude is called the?

Answer 6

Equator

Question 7

What does the Equator divide? (2)

Answer 7

It divides the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere

Question 8

How many lines of latitude are there? (1)

Answer 8

There are 181 lines

Question 9

How do we write something if a place is twenty five degrees south? (1)

Answer 9

25ºS

Question 10

Which place will one find if you are 90ºN of the Equator? (1)

Answer 10

The North Pole

Question 11

The 0º line of longitude is called? (1)

Answer 11

The Greenwich Meridian

Question 12

Which line divides the world into the Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere? (1)

Answer 12

The Greenwich Meridian

Question 13

How many lines of longitude are there? (1)

Answer 13

There are 360 lines

Question 14

If a place is thirty five degrees west of the Greenwich Meridian we write it as? (1)

Answer 14

35ºW

Question 15

The most western longitude line and the most eastern longitude line is the same line. What is the name of this line and how do we write this in degrees? (3)

Answer 15

It is the International Date Line 180ºW 180ºE

Question 16

What are co-ordinates? (2)

Answer 16

It is the position of every place on earth described by it attitude and longitude.

Question 17

Which co-ordinate is always used first? Latitude or Longitude and why? (2)

Answer 17

Latitude. We always write north or south of the equator first to identify which hemisphere the place is in.

Question 18

Which country can be found at the following co-ordinates. 20⁰S; 140⁰E

Answer 18

Australia

Question 19

Name the 7 continents of the world in the order of the map. (7)

Answer 19

1. North America
2. Europe
3. Asia
4. South America
5. Africa
6. Australia
7. Antartica