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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.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
2.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
3.Which line of longitude is 0 degrees and passes through Greenwich, England?
  • A.The prime meridian
  • B.The equator
  • C.The Tropic of Cancer
4.Much of the border between the United States and Canada west of the Great Lakes follows which line?
  • A.The prime meridian
  • B.49 degrees north latitude
  • C.The equator
5.What is the latitude of the equator?
  • A.90 degrees
  • B.180 degrees
  • C.0 degrees
6.Which place is farther north: a city at 45 degrees north, or a city at 30 degrees north?
  • A.The city at 30 degrees north
  • B.The city at 45 degrees north
  • C.They are equally far north
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.Boston
  • B.Seattle
  • C.New Orleans
8.The United States is north of the equator and west of the prime meridian. Which hemispheres is it in?
  • A.The Southern and Western Hemispheres
  • B.The Northern and Western Hemispheres
  • C.The Southern and Eastern Hemispheres

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Answer key — Latitude and Longitude

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  1. 1.How far north or south of the equator a place is
  2. 2.To give any place on Earth an exact address
  3. 3.The prime meridian
  4. 4.49 degrees north latitude
  5. 5.0 degrees
  6. 6.The city at 45 degrees north
  7. 7.New Orleans
  8. 8.The Northern and Western Hemispheres

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