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Naming the equator, prime meridian, poles and lines of latitude and longitude
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Latitude and Longitude Worksheets
Lines on a globe, reading and plotting coordinates on a grid, hemispheres, and the coordinates of world cities.
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Lines on a globe
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View all 2 pagesLabel the Globe: latitude and longitude worksheet
Labeling the equator, prime meridian, poles and lines of latitude and longitude
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Coordinates on a grid
View all 2 pagesLatitude and longitude Practice: read the grid
Reading the latitude and longitude of points on a grid
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View all 2 pagesLatitude and longitude Worksheet: plot the points
Plotting points on a grid from their latitude and longitude
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Places in the world
View all 2 pagesHemispheres Worksheet: latitude and longitude of world cities
Using latitude and longitude to name a place's hemispheres
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View all 2 pagesLatitude and longitude of world Cities: data worksheet
Comparing places by their latitude and longitude
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View all 2 pagesLatitude and longitude vocabulary worksheet
Using latitude and longitude vocabulary in context
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View all 2 pagesLatitude and longitude quiz for 4th grade
Reviewing latitude, longitude and hemispheres
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About these latitude and longitude worksheets
Latitude and longitude are imaginary lines that let us give the exact location of any place on Earth. Lines of latitude run east and west and measure how far north or south of the equator a place is. Lines of longitude run from pole to pole and measure how far east or west of the prime meridian it is.
These latitude and longitude worksheets start with a labeled globe and a globe to label, then practice on simple grids: read the coordinates of lettered points and plot points from their coordinates. Children name the hemispheres of world cities and compare cities by their coordinates.
Every page is black and white, prints on US Letter or A4, and every page with right answers has an answer key on page 2.
Standards
C3 D2.Geo.1.3-5Construct maps and other graphic representations of both familiar and unfamiliar places.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.4Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
How to use them
- Use a globe or a ball with rubber bands for the lines first.
- Teach latitude first, then longitude: latitude is like the rungs of a ladder (lat-ladder).
- Read the grid pages with two fingers: one along the latitude line, one along the longitude line, until they meet.
Teaching tips
- Write latitude first, then longitude: 40°N, 100°W.
- Lines of latitude are parallel; lines of longitude meet at the poles.
- City coordinates are rounded to the nearest degree.
Questions teachers and parents ask
What is the difference between latitude and longitude?
Latitude lines run east and west and tell how far north or south of the equator a place is. Longitude lines run north and south between the poles and tell how far east or west of the prime meridian a place is.
Which comes first, latitude or longitude?
Latitude comes first, then longitude. For example, New York City is at about 41°N, 74°W.
What are the equator and prime meridian?
The equator is the 0° line of latitude, halfway between the poles. The prime meridian is the 0° line of longitude, running through Greenwich, England.