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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.Where do all lines of longitude meet?
  • A.At the equator
  • B.At the North Pole and the South Pole
  • C.At the prime meridian only
2.Which place is farther north: a city at 45 degrees north, or a city at 30 degrees north?
  • A.The city at 45 degrees north
  • B.They are equally far north
  • C.The city at 30 degrees north
3.A map shows a city at about 40 degrees north, 75 degrees west, on the East Coast. Which city is it?
  • A.Miami
  • B.Los Angeles
  • C.Philadelphia
4.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
5.What is the latitude of the equator?
  • A.180 degrees
  • B.90 degrees
  • C.0 degrees
6.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
7.The United States is north of the equator and west of the prime meridian. Which hemispheres is it in?
  • A.The Southern and Eastern Hemispheres
  • B.The Southern and Western Hemispheres
  • C.The Northern and Western Hemispheres
8.What is the latitude of the North Pole?
  • A.90 degrees north
  • B.45 degrees south
  • C.0 degrees

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Answer key — Latitude and Longitude

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.At the North Pole and the South Pole
  2. 2.The city at 45 degrees north
  3. 3.Philadelphia
  4. 4.How far north or south of the equator a place is
  5. 5.0 degrees
  6. 6.49 degrees north latitude
  7. 7.The Northern and Western Hemispheres
  8. 8.90 degrees north

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