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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.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
2.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
3.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.They are equally far north
  • C.The city at 30 degrees north
4.Which is a correct way to write the location of a place?
  • A.105 degrees west, 75 degrees west
  • B.40 degrees north, 105 degrees west
  • C.40 degrees north, 50 degrees north
5.What is the latitude of the equator?
  • A.90 degrees
  • B.180 degrees
  • C.0 degrees
6.Lines of latitude run east and west. What do they measure?
  • A.How high a mountain is
  • B.How far east or west of the prime meridian a place is
  • C.How far north or south of the equator a place is
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.New Orleans
  • C.Boston
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 Southern and Eastern Hemispheres
  • C.The Northern and Western Hemispheres

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Answer key — Latitude and Longitude

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  1. 1.49 degrees north latitude
  2. 2.At the North Pole and the South Pole
  3. 3.The city at 45 degrees north
  4. 4.40 degrees north, 105 degrees west
  5. 5.0 degrees
  6. 6.How far north or south of the equator a place is
  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.