Worksheet On Map Grids: LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE
Name: ________________
Date: _________________
1. Label the degrees on the map> (hint- the lines are in increments of 300)
2. On the map of the world provided, locate the following places. Draw lines/dots where necessary.
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Capricorn (23.50)
0)
Tropic of Cancer (23.5
Antarctic Circle (66.50)
Arctic Circle (66.50)
International Date Line
Equator
3. Label the lines of longitude and latitude on the world map.
4. Place the following letters at the following coordinates:
A.
B.
C.
D.
100 N 300 E
600 S 300 E
00 100 W
600 N 00
E.
F.
G.
H.
400 N
800 S
200 S
50 N
5. How many degrees of longitude are there on the earth? __________
6. How many degrees of latitude are there on the earth? ___________
7. What is the name for:
A. 1800 (West or East) _______________________
B. 00 (North or South) _______________________
200 E
200 W
650 E
450 W
8. Using the Gazetteer, (Index) at the end of the atlas look up the latitudes and longitudes of the
following cities. Find the distance in degrees latitude and longitude that the city pairs are apart.
Remember, there are two gazetteers at the end of the atlas, one for Canadian Cities and one for cities
in the rest of the world. The first city pairs have been completed for you.
City Pairs
Latitude
Longitude
Ottawa, On
450 N
75.50 W
Winnipeg, Man.
St. John’s, Nfld.
51.50 N
970W
Difference
Apart in
Latitude
51.5-45=6.50
Difference
Apart in
Longitude
97-75.5=21.50
Victoria, BC
Alert, Nunavut
Windsor, On.
Ottawa, On.
Lima, Peru
Belfast, Ireland
Moscow, Russia
GRID REFERENCE (or military grid): used in topographic maps
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06
4 digit (RP)
6 digit (RP)
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A. 0210____ 022105_____
10
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B
B. _________ ______________
C. _________ ______________
09
D. __________ _____________
08
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C
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07
Eastings
D