Section #: 2.1
Latitude and Longitude
Practice Test
1.
If you travel west across the International Date Line you would move your calendar __________.
a.
forward 12 h
b.
backwards 2 days
c.
forward one day
d.
backwards one day
Hint
2.
What is 0° longitude called?
a.
the equator
b.
the prime meridian
c.
the tropic of Capricorn
d.
the International Date Line
Hint
3.
How many time zones are on Earth?
a.
10
b.
100
c.
24
d.
60
Hint
4.
According to the Table, which city is the closest to the Prime Meridian?
a.
Nome, Alaska
b.
Quito, Ecuador
c.
Cape Town, South Africa
d.
Wellington, New Zealand
Hint
5.
What is the definition of cartography?
a.
the use of road maps
b.
the use of computers to make maps
c.
the use of satellites to make topographic maps
d.
the science of mapmaking
Hint
6.
The north pole is __________ latitude.
a.
180°W
b.
0°
c.
90°S
d.
90°N
Hint
7.
How many time zones are in the United States?
a.
6
b.
3
c.
1
d.
4
Hint
8.
How are places on Earth located in an east or west direction?
a.
lines of longitude
b.
the equator
c.
lines of latitude
d.
the tropic of Capricorn
Hint
9.
The boundaries of time zones correspond __________.
a.
exactly to lines of latitude
b.
exactly to lines of longitude
c.
roughly to lines of latitude
d.
roughly to lines of longitude
Hint
10.
The equator circles Earth __________.
a.
around Earth at 66°N
b.
between the north and south poles
c.
at the same location as the International Date Line
d.
halfway between the north and south poles
Hint
11.
What is the distance of 1° longitude?
a.
360 km
b.
60 km
c.
it is always 111 km
d.
it changes from 111 km to a point
Hint
12.
According to the Table, which city is farthest north?
City
Latitude
Longitude
Cape Town, South Africa
34°S
18°N
Pontianik, Indonesia
0°
109°E
Nome, Alaska
65°N
165°W
Quito Ecuador
0°
79°W
Stockholm, Sweden
59°N
18°E
Wellington, New Zealand
41°S
175°E
a.
Cape Town, South Africa
b.
Pontianak, Indonesia
c.
Stockholm, Sweden
d.
Wellington, New Zealand
Hint
