Latitude, longitude and time – practice for Years 6–7

Sample questions on Latitude, longitude and time with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject

Geography

Year

Years 6–7

Curriculum area

Maps, geographical information and data

Question types: Latitude and longitude YES/NO · Time zones · Working with latitude and longitude

Sample questions

1. Question 1 Easy

   Decide whether each statement is true (YES) or not (NO).

   1. Longitude is measured from the equator.
   2. The prime meridian passes through the observatory at Greenwich in London.
   3. The United Kingdom lies in the northern hemisphere.
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. Longitude is measured from the equator. – no
   2. The prime meridian passes through the observatory at Greenwich in London. – yes
   3. The United Kingdom lies in the northern hemisphere. – yes

   How it works: 1. NO – longitude is measured from the prime meridian 2. YES 3. YES

2. Question 2 Normal

   In place A, in the time zone UTC+6, it is 21:00. What time is it at the same moment in place B, in the zone UTC−5?

   1. A) 8:00
   2. B) 9:00
   3. C) 11:00
   4. D) 10:00
   5. E) 12:00
   Show the solution

   Answer: D) 10:00

   How it works: Zone B is −11 h from zone A; 21:00 − 11 h = 10:00.

3. Question 3 Hard

   Place A is on the equator at 140° E and place B is on the equator at 50° W. How many degrees of longitude apart are they, going the shorter way?

   Show the solution

   Answer: 170°

   How it works: 360° − (140° + 50°) = 170°

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