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World Geography Practice Test: Longitude and Latitude
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World Geography Practice Test: Longitude and Latitude
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1. Which of the following best describes longitude?
2. Arctic circle is located at
3. Assume that the moon takes exactly 30 days to complete the cycle and also assume that it rises in the East exactly at 6:48 p.m. on the first day. On the fourth day, at what time will it rise?
4. When would you record the maximum angle of incidence of the Sun’s rays at the North pole?
5. Which one of the following would have occurred if the earth had not been inclined on its own axis?
6. The shortest day and longer night in the Northern Hemisphere is
7. Assume that the moon takes exactly 30 days to complete the cycle and also assume that it rises in the East exactly at 6:48 p.m. on the first day. On the fourth day, at what time will it rise?
8. Arctic circle is located at
9. Geostationary orbit is at a height of
10. The shortest day and longer night in the Northern Hemisphere is
11. The earth is at the largest distance from the sun (Apehelion) on
12. The earth is at the least distance from the sun (Perihelion) on
13. What is the International Date Line?
14. The place which has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd December, is
15. Match the following List-I and List-II: List-I List-II A.Lithosphere 1. The relatively light rocks that form the continental crust.
B. Aesthenosphere 2. The relatively dense rocks that form the oceanic crust.
C. Sima 3. Part of earth’s upper mantle. D.Sial 4. The outer portion of the earth including the crust. Codes A B C D
16. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the place of
17. The latitude ‘AA’ on the map represents the
18. At the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere which of the following latitudes will have the largest night?
19. Latitude of place is indicated of its
20. Geostationary orbit is at a height of