Latitude and Longitude Worksheet
1. a. Name two countries that the equator passes through.
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b. Name two countries that the prime meridian passes through.
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2. The terms in the first table are mixed up. Enter them properly in the second table.
latitude
equator
is axis
longitude prime meridian
is axis
range is
0 to 90
range is
0 to 180
how far
north or south
how far
east or west
x-axis
latitude
range is
0 to 90
range is
0 to 180
how far
north or south
how far
east or west
y-axis
prime meridian
is axis
longitude equator
is axis
y-axis
x-axis
3. Which two locations are written correctly? Circle them.
10°N 20°S
3°N 170°E
8°E 30°W
7°S 190°W
10°S 170°W
30°W 57°N
100°N 120°E
35°E 85°N
4. Add the continents Australia, Asia, South America, and North America and half of
the countries Iraq, Argentina, Canada, Bolivia, Germany, Mexico, Zambia, and New
Zealand to the table.
Quadrant
NW
NE
SW
SE
Continent in quadrant
North America
Asia
South America
Australia
Country in quadrant
Canada, Mexico
Iraq, Germany
Argentina, Bolivia
Zambia, New Zealand
5. Fill in the column for name.
Description
A country straight east of Phoenix
A country straight west of Phoenix
A country straight north of Phoenix
A country straight south of Phoenix
Name
6.
Make a line on the map connecting the three points below. What are the two
missing points?
10°S 20°W
0°N 10°W
10°N 0°E
20°N 10°E
30°N 20°E
7. A secret message has been intercepted. It says, "Meet me in 35N45E 60N10E
57N10E 35N55E 30S60W." These coordinates fall in five different countries. The first
letters of the countries spell a word. What word is it? India________________
Location
35°N 45°E
60°N 10°E
57°N 10°E
35°N 55°E
30°S 60°W
Country
Iraq
Norway
Denmark
Iran
Argentina
8. Give the name of your artist, the artist's birthplace, and its location.
Artist's name
Country of birth
Location
9. The combination to my padlock is given by the numbers in the locations of these two
countries after each number is divided by 10. What is the combination? 2161________
Country
Niger
Norway
Location
20°N 10°E
60°N 10°E
10. Give approximate locations to the nearest degree for the following cities in the
United States.
City
Los Angeles
Seattle
Chicago
Washington
Location
35°N 118°W
48°N 123°W
42°N 88°W
38°N 77°W
11. Write down a question about latitude and longitude that you would like to ask or that
you think your teacher can't answer.