Name: _______________ Section: __________________ Instruction Work
Latitude and Longitude:
Locating Places
Focus Question: How do you locate places on earth using latitude and
longitude?
Do Now: Label the following items on the globe below.
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Longitude Lines
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Latitude Lines
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The Equator
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The Prime Meridian
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The number of degrees latitude lines measure.
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The number of degrees longitude lines measure.
0 to ________ degrees _________
or __________ of the __________.
0 to ________ degrees _________
or __________ of the __________.
Connection: Remember when we played battleship using grid coordinates.
Using the map below, write the coordinates of the ship, house, and ball.
Ship: ____________ House: _____________ Ball: ______________
Coordinates:
Latitude N or S, Longitude E or W
Step # 1: Find the place.
Step #2: Find the latitude line (N or S) that runs through the
place.
Step #3: Find the longitude line (E or W) that runs through
the place.
Step #4: Write the latitude coordinate first and then the
longitude coordinate second.
Directions: Use the world map below to fill in the coordinates of the 7 continents.
1. North America
________ N___________, _______ W ____________
2. South America
________S ___________, _______ W ____________
3. Asia
_______ N ____________, _______ E ______________
4. Europe
_______
_____________, ________
______________
5. África
_______
_____________,_________
______________
6. Australia _______
_____________,__________
_______________
7. Antarctica _______
_____________,__________
_______________
Independent Work: Use the world map below to fill in the coordinates of the 7
continents.
1. What are the possible coordinates of North America?
a. 30 E Longitude, 60 N Latitude
b. 30 S Latitude, 60 E Longitude
c. 30 N Latitude, 60 W Longitude
c. 30 N Latitude, 60 E Longitude
2. What are the possible coordinates of South America?
a. 0, 90 E Longitude
b. 0, 30 W Longitude
c. 0, 60 E Longitude
c. 60 E Longitude, 0
3. What are the possible coordinates for Asia?
a. 60 N, 90 W
b. 90 W, 60 N
c. 0, 90 W
d. 60 N, 0
4. What are the possible coordinates for Africa?
a. 30 W, 0
b. 0, 0
c. 0, 30 W
d. 30 S, 60 W
5. What are the possible coordinates for Australia?
a. 30 N, 120 E
b. 30 N, 120 W
c. 30 S, 90 W
d. 30 S, 120 W
6. What are the possible coordinates for Antarctica?
a. 90 N, 60 W
b. 90 S, 120 W
c. 120 W, 90 S
d. 90 N, 120 E
7. What are the possible coordinates for Asia?
a. 150 N, 60 W
b. 90 W, 60 N
c. 60 N, 120 W
d. 60 S, 120 W
8. What are the possible coordinates for Africa?
a. 30 N, 120 E
b. 30 N, 120 W
c. 30 S, 90 W
d. 30 S, 120 W
9. What are the possible coordinates for Australia?
a. 150 N, 30 S
b. 30 N, 150 E
c. 30 S, 150 W
d. 30 S, 120 E
10. What are the possible coordinates for Antarctica?
a. 90 N, 60 E
b. 90 N, 0
c. 150 E, 90 N
d. 90 S, 150 E
Directions: Use the map below to answer questions 11-14.
11. What are the coordinates for Texas (TX)?
a. 30 N 100 W
b. 100 W 30 N
c. 90 W 30 N
d. 40 N 110 W
12. President Obama is from Chicago, Illinois. What are the coordinates for
Illinois (IL)?
a. 80 W 40 N
b. 90 W 40 N
c. 40 N 80 W
d. 40 N 90 W
13. What are the coordinates for Louisiana (LA)?
a. 100 E 30 N
b. 30 N 110 E
c. 90 N 30 E
d. 30 N 90 E