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4th Grade Latitude and Longitude worksheets

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Latitude and Longitude

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NameDate

Circle the answer.

1.
Kim says 40°N, 70°W and 40°S, 70°W are the same place. What is wrong?
- The two longitudes are different.
- One is east of the Prime Meridian.
- Nothing; they are the same place.
- One is north of the Equator, and one is south.
2.
Lake Point is at 42°N, 83°W. Which place has the same latitude as Lake Point?
- a place at 42°S, 83°W
- a place at 42°N, 71°W
- a place at 40°N, 83°W
- a place at 83°N, 42°W
3.
Quito, Ecuador, is very close to the Equator at 78°W. Which coordinates fit Quito best?
- 78°N, 0°
- 0°, 78°E
- 0°, 78°W
- 78°S, 0°
4.
A traveler moves along the Equator from 10°E to 50°E. What changes?
- her hemisphere, north or south
- nothing at all
- her longitude
- her latitude

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About this worksheet

Latitude and longitude form a grid that helps students describe exact locations on Earth asks fourth graders to use civic, geographic, historical, or economic evidence instead of choosing a familiar-sounding word. Students may reverse the two numbers, or they may remember north and south but forget that longitude measures east and west from the Prime Meridian. This worksheet keeps each question tied to a concrete classroom, community, map, source, or market situation so students must decide what the evidence shows. Students identify latitude and longitude lines, read coordinate pairs in the correct order, connect hemispheres to N and S, and explain how coordinates locate places.

Support versions use close-to-home examples and direct wording. Standard and challenge versions add similar choices that require closer reading of the role, location, source, or tradeoff. Ask your child to underline the clue in the prompt before choosing. If an option is true in general but does not match the exact situation, it is probably a distractor. That habit builds the evidence reading needed for later history and civics work.

What your child will learn

Tell latitude from longitude
Read coordinate pairs
Use hemispheres
Describe exact location

C3 Framework standard: D2.Geo.1.3-5

Worked example

A place at 35 degrees N, 90 degrees W is north of the Equator and west of the Prime Meridian.

Common mistake

Writing longitude first when a coordinate pair asks for latitude, then longitude.

Helpful hint

Latitude comes first and tells north or south; longitude comes second and tells east or west.

Next skill: Regions of the United States Earlier: Map Scale and Distance

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with latitude and longitude?

Writing longitude first when a coordinate pair asks for latitude, then longitude.

How can I help my child with latitude and longitude?

Latitude comes first and tells north or south; longitude comes second and tells east or west.

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