New Worksheet - Geography - Latitude and Longitude

1. Name 5 cites lying near 40° north latitude.

2. Name 3 cities lying near 45° north latitude.

3. Name 4 cities lying near 35° north latitude.

4. Name 3 cities lying near 30° north latitude.

5. Define: longitude, meridian, east longitude, west longitude.

6. What points on the earth have the lowest possible longitude? Greatest possible?

7. How does the arrangement of meridians differ from that of parallels of latitude?

8. Find a place on the earth having 0° 00' 00'' latitude and 0° 00' 00'' longitude.

10. What meridian of longitude does New Kensington lie near?

11. Longitude range: Between what two meridians of longitude do the following countries lie: Alaska, United States, Brazil, Russia, SIberia, India, Dutch East Indies, Germany, and China?

12. How many degrees east of London are these cities? (use a map of Europe) Belgrade, Budapest, Hamburg, Munich, Rome, Leningrad, Archangel, Oslo, Helsingfors, and Paris?

13. Six airplanes have radioed their positions as follows. What countries are they near?

Latitude: 15° N // Longitude: 35° W // Countries: __________________________________________________

Latitude: 50° N // Longitude: 135° W // Countries: __________________________________________________

Latitude: 20° S // Longitude: 160° E // Countries: __________________________________________________

Latitude: 30° S // Longitude: 80° W // Countries: __________________________________________________

Latitude: 10° S // Longitude: 20° W // Countries: __________________________________________________

Latitude: 35° N // Longitude: 70° W // Countries: __________________________________________________

Latitude: 20° N // Longitude: 95° W // Countries: __________________________________________________

Latitude: 10° S // Longitude: 80° W // Countries: __________________________________________________


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