Find places by latitude and longitude, and describe relative location

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 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.

2. 1.

   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 International Date Line
   • The prime meridian
   • The Tropic of Cancer
   • The equator
3. 2.

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

   • A time-zone border
   • A line of latitude
   • A line of longitude
   • The Tropic of Capricorn
5. 3.

   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 Western
   • Southern and Eastern
   • Northern and Eastern
6. 4.

   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 3.

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

   Luz mails a letter to a pen pal in Tokyo, Japan, at about 36° N, 140° E. N means north of the equator. Which two hemispheres is Tokyo in?

   Use the picture in question 3.

   • Southern and Eastern
   • Southern and Western
   • Northern and Eastern
   • Northern and Western

8. Use this

   Practice grid, not a real place. Latitude lines labeled on the left, bottom to top: 0° (equator), 10° N, 20° N, 30° N, 40° N. Longitude lines labeled along the bottom, left to right: 80° W, 70° W, 60° W, 50° W, 40° W. Point P where 20° N crosses 60° W.

9. 6.

   In a sailing game, Milo parks a boat at point P. Point P sits where the 20° N line crosses a longitude line. What are its coordinates?

   • 60° N, 20° W
   • 20° N, 60° E
   • 20° S, 60° W
   • 20° N, 60° W
10. 7.

    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?

    • 20° S, 30° E
    • 30° S, 20° W
    • 30° S, 20° E
    • 30° N, 20° E

11. 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.

12. 8.

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

    • Lima
    • Nairobi
    • Honolulu
    • Sydney
13. 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?

    • Lima
    • Tokyo
    • New York City
    • Nairobi
14. 10.

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

    • New York City
    • Tokyo
    • Reykjavík
    • Lima