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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 how many people live in a place
  • B.To show which places are hottest
  • C.To give any place on Earth an exact address
2.What is the latitude of the North Pole?
  • A.90 degrees north
  • B.45 degrees south
  • C.0 degrees
3.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
4.Which line of longitude is 0 degrees and passes through Greenwich, England?
  • A.The prime meridian
  • B.The equator
  • C.The Tropic of Cancer
5.What is the latitude of the equator?
  • A.0 degrees
  • B.90 degrees
  • C.180 degrees
6.Much of the border between the United States and Canada west of the Great Lakes follows which line?
  • A.The prime meridian
  • B.The equator
  • C.49 degrees north latitude
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 far east or west of the prime meridian a place is
  • C.How high a mountain is
8.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.New Orleans
  • C.Boston

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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. 2.90 degrees north
  3. 3.Philadelphia
  4. 4.The prime meridian
  5. 5.0 degrees
  6. 6.49 degrees north latitude
  7. 7.How far north or south of the equator a place is
  8. 8.New Orleans

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