MCQ On Globe: Latitudes and Longitudes
1- The earth is flattened at the ………….and ………….poles and bulge in the middle.
(A) North, South
(B) West, East
(C) North, East
(D) South and West
2- ……….is a true model or miniature forms of the earth.
(A) Globe
(B) Map
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of the above
3- The earth moves from ………… to east.
(A) South
(B) West
(C) North
(D) East
4- An imaginary line that divides the earth into two equal halves/ parts is known as the ……………..
(A) Tropic of Capricorn
(B) Tropic of Cancer
(C) Equator
(D) None of the above
5- The northern half of the earth is known as the ………………………
(A) Northern Region
(B) North Pole
(C) Northern Zone
(D) Northern Hemisphere
6- The Southern half of the earth is known as the ……………………
(A) Southern Region
(B) Southern Hemisphere
(C) Southern Zone
(D) Southern Pole
7- ………………….is an imaginary circular line and important to locate places on earth.
(A) Tropic of Cancer
(B) Equator
(C) Tropic of Capricorn
(D) All of above
8- All parallel circles from the equator up to the poles are called ……………………
(A) Parallels of Equator
(B) Parallels of Longitude
(C) Parallels of Latitude
(D) None of the above
9- The Equator presents the …………….latitude.
(A) 90
(B) 66 ½o
(C) 23 ½o
(D) 0o
10- The distance from the equator to either of the poles is one – fourth of a circle round the earth and it will measure ¼ of …………..degree.
(A) 360
(B) 180
(C) 90
(D) 0
ANSWERS:
1-(A), 2-(A), 3-(B), 4-(C), 5-(D), 6-(B), 7-(B), 8-(C), 9-(D), 10-(A)