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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.Why do maps use latitude and longitude?
  • A.To show which places are hottest
  • B.To show how many people live in a place
  • C.To give any place on Earth an exact address
2.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
3.Where do all lines of longitude meet?
  • A.At the equator
  • B.At the prime meridian only
  • C.At the North Pole and the South Pole
4.What is the latitude of the equator?
  • A.0 degrees
  • B.90 degrees
  • C.180 degrees
5.Which is a correct way to write the location of a place?
  • A.40 degrees north, 105 degrees west
  • B.40 degrees north, 50 degrees north
  • C.105 degrees west, 75 degrees west
6.Much of the border between the United States and Canada west of the Great Lakes follows which line?
  • A.The equator
  • B.The prime meridian
  • C.49 degrees north latitude
7.A map shows a city at about 30 degrees north, 90 degrees west, near the mouth of the Mississippi. Which city is it?
  • A.Seattle
  • B.Boston
  • C.New Orleans
8.Which place is farther north: a city at 45 degrees north, or a city at 30 degrees north?
  • A.They are equally far north
  • B.The city at 30 degrees north
  • C.The city at 45 degrees north

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Answer key — Latitude and Longitude

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  1. 1.To give any place on Earth an exact address
  2. 2.The Northern and Western Hemispheres
  3. 3.At the North Pole and the South Pole
  4. 4.0 degrees
  5. 5.40 degrees north, 105 degrees west
  6. 6.49 degrees north latitude
  7. 7.New Orleans
  8. 8.The city at 45 degrees north

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