Latitude and Longitude MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. The total number of longitudes are

1. 360
2. 180
3. 90

2. Coordinates can be written like this

1. 20 degrees S, 140 degrees W
2. 40 degrees N, 120 degrees W
3. 20 degrees S, 160 degrees E
4. All of the above

3. The Longitudes divides earth into how many time zones?

1. 3 time zones
2. 15 time zones
3. 24 time zones
4. 360 time zones

4. The value of the prime meridian is

1. 90 degree longitude
2. 0 degree longitude
3. 60 degree longitude

5. Coordinates are

1. a degree only
2. a cardinal direction only
3. two degrees only
4. two sets of degrees and cardinal directions

6. Through which continent does the Tropic of Cancer,Tropic of Capricorn and the Equator pass?

1. Africa
2. Europe
3. Asia
4. South America

7. The length of the latitudes are

1. All the latitudes have same length
2. longest at the poles
3. becomes longer towards the poles.
4. longest at the equator

8. On a globe, the Equator is the

1. Horizontal, center line
2. Vertical, center line
3. 30 degree line
4. 180 degree line

9. On a globe, the Prime Meridian is the

1. Horizontal, center line
2. Vertical, center line
3. 180 degree line
4. 15 degree line

10. _______ lines on a globe run from east to west

1. North pole
2. South pole
3. Latitude
4. Longitude

11. Latitude lines on a globe run from

1. north to south
2. east to west
3. north to east
4. south to west

12. Lines of latitude and longitude are measured in

1. only north and south
2. degrees of a circle
3. only east and west
4. degrees of a compass

13. Grid is a network of

1. parallels of latitudes and meridians of longitudes
2. the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
3. the North Pole and the South Pole

14. When measuring the lines of latitude, always begin with the ______ which represents 0 degrees

1. Prime Meridian
2. Equator
3. Longitude
4. North Pole

15. The equator does not pass through which of the following continents

1. South America
2. Europe
3. Asia
4. Africa