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6th grade Find places by latitude and longitude, and describe relative location worksheet

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Find places by latitude and longitude, and describe relative location

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  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?

    • Time-zone borders
    • Lines of latitude
    • Map scale lines
    • 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. 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 Tropic of Cancer
    • The International Date Line
    • The equator
    • The prime meridian

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

  6. 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
    • Northern and Eastern
    • Southern and Eastern

  7. 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 Western
    • Southern and Western
    • Northern and Eastern

  8. 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 4.

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

  9. 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.

  10. 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?

    • 20° S, 60° W
    • 60° N, 20° W
    • 20° N, 60° E
    • 20° N, 60° W

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

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

  13. Data: Wikidata, rounded to whole degrees. 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
    • Lima
    • Reykjavík
    • Tokyo
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About this worksheet

Latitude and longitude. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can tell latitude from longitude, and name the equator and the prime meridian.
  • I can read and write coordinates (latitude first) and find a place from its coordinates.
  • I can use coordinates to say which way one place is from another and how far apart two places are from north to south.

Standard: D2.Geo.2.6-8 (partial)

Words to know

latitude: How far north or south of the equator; its lines run flat, east to west

longitude: How far east or west of the prime meridian; its lines run pole to pole

equator: The 0° latitude line, halfway between the North and South Poles

prime meridian: The 0° longitude line, through Greenwich, England

hemisphere: Half of Earth: Northern or Southern, Eastern or Western

coordinates: A place's latitude and longitude, written latitude first: 34° S, 151° E

absolute location: Where a place is exactly, given by coordinates

relative location: Where a place is compared with another place: south and west of Denver

Common mistakes

Your child mixed up latitude and longitude. Try saying "lat is flat" together, trace a latitude line across a map, then trace a longitude line from pole to pole.

Your child mixed up north and south of the equator. Ask your child to point to the equator on a map and say which side each place is on before reading its numbers.

Your child mixed up east and west of the prime meridian. Find the prime meridian on a map together and ask which side each place is on before reading its numbers.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with find places by latitude and longitude, and describe relative location?

Your child mixed up latitude and longitude. Try saying "lat is flat" together, trace a latitude line across a map, then trace a longitude line from pole to pole.

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