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Latitude and Longitude is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on locating places by latitude and longitude, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Geo.1.3-5. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Latitude and Longitude

D2.Geo.1.3-5

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1.Which line of longitude is 0 degrees and passes through Greenwich, England?
  • A.The prime meridian
  • B.The Tropic of Cancer
  • C.The equator
2.Lines of latitude run east and west. What do they measure?
  • A.How high a mountain is
  • B.How far north or south of the equator a place is
  • C.How far east or west of the prime meridian a place is
3.A map shows a city at about 30 degrees north, 90 degrees west, near the mouth of the Mississippi. Which city is it?
  • A.New Orleans
  • B.Seattle
  • C.Boston
4.Where do all lines of longitude meet?
  • A.At the prime meridian only
  • B.At the equator
  • C.At the North Pole and the South Pole
5.Which is a correct way to write the location of a place?
  • A.40 degrees north, 50 degrees north
  • B.40 degrees north, 105 degrees west
  • C.105 degrees west, 75 degrees west
6.What is the latitude of the equator?
  • A.90 degrees
  • B.0 degrees
  • C.180 degrees
7.Why do maps use latitude and longitude?
  • A.To give any place on Earth an exact address
  • B.To show how many people live in a place
  • C.To show which places are hottest
8.Much of the border between the United States and Canada west of the Great Lakes follows which line?
  • A.The equator
  • B.49 degrees north latitude
  • C.The prime meridian

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Answer key — Latitude and Longitude

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  1. 1.The prime meridian
  2. 2.How far north or south of the equator a place is
  3. 3.New Orleans
  4. 4.At the North Pole and the South Pole
  5. 5.40 degrees north, 105 degrees west
  6. 6.0 degrees
  7. 7.To give any place on Earth an exact address
  8. 8.49 degrees north latitude

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.