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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 far north or south of the equator a place is
  • B.How far east or west of the prime meridian a place is
  • C.How high a mountain is
3.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
4.The United States is north of the equator and west of the prime meridian. Which hemispheres is it in?
  • A.The Northern and Western Hemispheres
  • B.The Southern and Eastern Hemispheres
  • C.The Southern and Western Hemispheres
5.Much of the border between the United States and Canada west of the Great Lakes follows which line?
  • A.49 degrees north latitude
  • B.The prime meridian
  • C.The equator
6.A map shows a city at about 40 degrees north, 75 degrees west, on the East Coast. Which city is it?
  • A.Philadelphia
  • B.Miami
  • C.Los Angeles
7.Which is a correct way to write the location of a place?
  • A.105 degrees west, 75 degrees west
  • B.40 degrees north, 50 degrees north
  • C.40 degrees north, 105 degrees west
8.What is the latitude of the equator?
  • A.0 degrees
  • B.180 degrees
  • C.90 degrees

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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.At the North Pole and the South Pole
  4. 4.The Northern and Western Hemispheres
  5. 5.49 degrees north latitude
  6. 6.Philadelphia
  7. 7.40 degrees north, 105 degrees west
  8. 8.0 degrees

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