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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.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
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.The city at 30 degrees north
  • C.They are equally far north
3.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
4.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
5.Which line of longitude is 0 degrees and passes through Greenwich, England?
  • A.The prime meridian
  • B.The equator
  • C.The Tropic of Cancer
6.Why do maps use latitude and longitude?
  • A.To show which places are hottest
  • B.To give any place on Earth an exact address
  • C.To show how many people live in a place
7.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 high a mountain is
  • C.How far east or west of the prime meridian a place is
8.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

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Answer key — Latitude and Longitude

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Philadelphia
  2. 2.The city at 45 degrees north
  3. 3.The Northern and Western Hemispheres
  4. 4.New Orleans
  5. 5.The prime meridian
  6. 6.To give any place on Earth an exact address
  7. 7.How far north or south of the equator a place is
  8. 8.At the North Pole and the South Pole

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