World Geography
Latitude & Longitude
I. Latitude
1.
Lines of latitude run _______ and _______.
2.
0˚ latitude is the _____________.
3.
Lines of latitude start at 0˚ and go north to ____˚ and south to ____˚.
4.
All lines of latitude north of 0˚ are in the ______________________.
5.
All lines of latitude south of 0˚ are in the ______________________.
6.
At 23.5˚ north is the _______________ and at 23.5˚ south is the _______________.
7.
The areas between 23.5˚ north and 23.5˚ south are known as the _______________.
8.
Through which continents does the 40˚ north line of latitude run?
9.
Estimate the latitude of Los Angeles, California.
10.
Estimate the latitude of Montevideo, Uruguay.
11.
Estimate the latitude of Tokyo, Japan.
II. Longitude
1.
Lines of longitude run _______ and _______.
2.
0˚ longitude is the _____________.
3.
Lines of longitude start at 0˚ and go west to ____˚ and east to ____˚.
4.
All lines of longitude east of 0˚ are in the ______________________.
5.
All lines of longitude west of 0˚ are in the ______________________.
6.
The __________________ roughly follows the 180˚ line of longitude.
7.
Through which continents does the 120˚ east line of longitude run?
8.
Estimate the longitude of Mogadishu, Somalia.
9.
Estimate the longitude of Berlin, Germany.
10.
Estimate the longitude of Hanoi, Vietnam.
III. Practice
1.
20˚ north, 33˚ west is in the ___________ & ___________ hemispheres.
2.
In what country is 20˚ south, 140˚ east?
3.
Estimate the longitude and latitude for Oslo, Norway.
4.
Estimate the longitude and latitude for the Yellow River (Huang He) at its northernmost
point.
5.
The Andes Mountain ranges falls completely between what two lines of longitude?
6.
Estimate the longitude and latitude for Mount Everest (Himalayas).
7.
Name 5 countries the equator runs through?
8.
Name 5 countries the prime meridian runs through.
9.
70˚ south, 115˚ east is in the ___________ & ___________ hemispheres.
10.
Estimate the longitude and latitude for your favorite city on Earth. (name the city)