- 1. Using the US map: What is the latitude and longitude of Atlanta, Georgia?
A) 80º N, 30º W
B) 33ºN, 84º W
C) 33ºN, 83ºW
D) 83º W, 33ºN
- 2. Using the US map: What is the latitude and longitude of Washington D.C.?
A) 82ºS, 33ºW
B) It does not appear on the map.
C) 38ºN, 82ºW
D) 38ºN, 82ºE
- 3. Using the US map: What is the latitude and longitude of Miami, Florida?
A) 80ºW, 25ºN
B) 26ºN, 81ºW
C) 26ºN, 79ºW
D) 25ºN, 80ºW
- 4. Using the US map: What is the latitude and longitude of Greensboro, North Carolina?
A) 80ºW, 36ºN
B) 80ºN, 36ºW
C) 36ºN, 84ºW
D) 36ºN, 80ºW
- 5. When we think of an area's climate, we know that if it is closer to the Equator, it is _______.
A) a higher degree of latitude
B) drier
C) warmer
D) colder
- 6. Lines of latitude are also called ______.
A) meridians
B) equatorials
C) parallels
- 7. Lines of longitude are also called ______.
A) equatorials
B) parallels
C) meridians
- 8. Lines of longitude are measured from 0º longitude, which is also known as the
A) Tropic of Cancer
B) Prime Meridian
C) Line of Demarcation
D) Equator
- 9. The "big cheese" line of latitude is called the
A) Arctic Circle
B) Equator
C) Line of Demarcation
D) Prime Meridian
- 10. The point farthest north on the globe is the _____
A) Equator
B) North Pole
C) South Pole
D) Antarctica
- 11. Using Map 22: What is the latitude and longitude of Tokyo, Japan?
A) 37ºN, 140ºE
B) 140ºE, 36ºN
C) 37ºS, 140ºN
- 12. Using Map 22: What is the latitude and longitude of Canberra, Australia?
A) 35ºS, 149ºE
B) 20ºS, 165ºE
C) 30ºS, 165ºE
- 13. Using Map 22: What are the coordinates where the Equator and Prime Meridian meet?
A) 0º, 0º
B) 0ºNS, 0ºEW
C) 0º, 60ºW
D) 0ºN,0ºW
- 14. Using Map 22: If you traveled west from Los Angeles along the same latitude, what city would you be near when you first sighted land again?
A) Tokyo
B) Vancouver
C) Manila
D) Mexico City
- 15. Using Map 22: If you are at the coordinates 60ºN, 150ºW, which continent are you on?
A) Asia
B) North America
C) South America
D) Europe
- 16. Using Map 22: What is the latitude of Manila (just north of Australia)?
A) 135ºE
B) 120ºN
C) 120ºE
D) 15ºN
- 17. Which continent contains these coordinates? 30ºN, 30ºE
A) North America
B) South America
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Africa
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