Equator, Prime Meridian, Latitude and Longitude Worksheets

Define the Equator, Prime Meridian, latitude, and longitude

Distinguish lines of latitude (east-west) from lines of longitude (north-south)

Match each geography term to its correct diagram location and definition

Answer factual multiple-choice questions based on an informational passage

Read the passage aloud first, then work through the graphic organizer together before releasing students to the independent matching and quiz activities.

Use the labeled diagram picture-matching task to reinforce the visual difference between latitude and longitude lines before the more abstract quiz questions.

Double-check the quiz's answer options against the student copy before printing, since two of the five multiple-choice questions have differently worded distractors between the student and key versions.

Geography vocabulary — students define and apply the terms Equator, Prime Meridian, latitude, and longitude.

Reading for information — students extract facts from an informational passage to complete a graphic organizer and answer quiz questions.

Diagram interpretation — students match each term to its correct position on a labeled globe diagram.