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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 is a correct way to write the location of a place?
  • A.40 degrees north, 105 degrees west
  • B.105 degrees west, 75 degrees west
  • C.40 degrees north, 50 degrees north
2.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 Western Hemispheres
  • C.The Southern and Eastern Hemispheres
3.Why do maps use latitude and longitude?
  • A.To show how many people live in a place
  • B.To show which places are hottest
  • C.To give any place on Earth an exact address
4.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 equator
  • C.The prime meridian
5.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
6.What is the latitude of the North Pole?
  • A.90 degrees north
  • B.45 degrees south
  • C.0 degrees
7.A map shows a city at about 40 degrees north, 75 degrees west, on the East Coast. Which city is it?
  • A.Los Angeles
  • B.Philadelphia
  • C.Miami
8.Lines of latitude run east and west. What do they measure?
  • A.How far east or west of the prime meridian a place is
  • B.How far north or south of the equator a place is
  • C.How high a mountain is

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Answer key — Latitude and Longitude

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  1. 1.40 degrees north, 105 degrees west
  2. 2.The Northern and Western Hemispheres
  3. 3.To give any place on Earth an exact address
  4. 4.49 degrees north latitude
  5. 5.New Orleans
  6. 6.90 degrees north
  7. 7.Philadelphia
  8. 8.How far north or south of the equator a place is

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