Find places by latitude and longitude, and describe relative location

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

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1. 1.

   No line is named. Ari is labeling a globe for a class project. Which lines run east to west and tell how far north or south a place is?

   • Map scale lines
   • Lines of latitude
   • Time-zone borders
   • Lines of longitude

2. Read this first

   Use this

   World map outline with a bold pole-to-pole line marked 0° passing through Greenwich, England, and a bold east–west line marked 0° across the middle. Neither is named.

3. 2.

   On Bo's map, one line marked 0° runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England. What is this line called?

   • The equator
   • The prime meridian
   • The International Date Line
   • The Tropic of Cancer
4. 3.

   Esme draws a line on a globe from the North Pole straight down to the South Pole. What kind of line is it?

   • A line of latitude
   • A line of longitude
   • The Tropic of Capricorn
   • A time-zone border
6. 4.

   Jun's aunt is flying to Sydney, Australia, at about 34° S, 151° E. S means south of the equator. Which two hemispheres is Sydney in?

   • Southern and Western
   • Northern and Eastern
   • Northern and Western
   • Southern and Eastern
7. 5.

   Kira reads about Lima, Peru, at about 12° S, 77° W. W means west of the prime meridian. Which two hemispheres is Lima in?

   Use the picture in question 4.

   • Southern and Eastern
   • Northern and Eastern
   • Southern and Western
   • Northern and Western
8. 6.

   Practice grid, not a real place. Noah marks a picnic spot, point Q, on a practice map. Point Q sits on the 30° S line. What are its coordinates?

   • 30° N, 20° E
   • 20° S, 30° E
   • 30° S, 20° W
   • 30° S, 20° E
9. 7.

   In a map game, Pia's kite lands at point R, on the 40° E line. What are point R's coordinates?

   • 10° N, 40° E
   • 40° N, 10° E
   • 10° S, 40° E
   • 10° N, 40° W

10. Use the table

    City	Latitude	Longitude
    Nairobi, Kenya	1° S	37° E
    Lima, Peru	12° S	77° W
    Sydney, Australia	34° S	151° E
    Honolulu, Hawaii	21° N	158° W

    Data: Wikidata, rounded to whole degrees.

11. 8.

    Ren's class tracks four cities on a wall map. North latitudes are above the equator. Which city is farthest north?

    • Lima
    • Honolulu
    • Nairobi
    • Sydney
12. 9.

    Tala lines up four cities from north to south for a poster. South latitudes count up as you go south. Which city is farthest south?

    • New York City
    • Tokyo
    • Lima
    • Nairobi
13. 10.

    Zee plans a pretend trip. West longitudes count up as you go west. Which city is farthest west of the prime meridian?

    • Lima
    • Tokyo
    • New York City
    • Reykjavík