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Reading Longitude and Latitude for Elementary Geography

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Look Inside · 10 pages · answer key included

Cover of The Elementary Geographer: Latitude & Longitude, introducing the geography lesson packet
Cover of the latitude and longitude lesson packet
Opening worksheet asks students to compare two Earth illustrations and name their own town or city
Opening worksheet, questions 1–2
Lesson defines latitude and longitude directions and asks students to label the North and South Poles
Direction definitions and pole labeling, question 3
Practice questions 4–7 use mouth movements and globe labeling to distinguish latitude from longitude
Direction practice and memory aid, questions 4–7
Lesson uses a Christopher Columbus sailing mnemonic to link latitude to east–west and longitude to north–south
Christopher Columbus direction memory aid
Lesson uses a giraffe and pig to recall line directions, then asks students to explain another memory aid
Animal memory aids and student response, question 8
Lesson introduces the equator, prime meridian, and hemispheres through labeling and fill-in questions
Equator and hemisphere lesson, questions 9–11
Map lesson asks students to label the equator and prime meridian at 0° and defines latitude and longitude
Map labeling and degree definitions, questions 12–13
Practice asks students to complete latitude facts and label a world map with latitude and longitude degrees
Latitude and longitude degree practice, questions 14–16

Answer key included

Answer key included
Attributes
Subject

Social Studies, Geography

Grades

Grade 2, 3, 4, 5

Types

Teacher Tools, Lesson Plans

File

PDF

Editable
No
Author
Chuck's Cornucopia
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About This Product

Help your student explore the world with this in-depth longitude and latitude PDF. With over 9 worksheets, the basics of geography have never been easier to understand!

BONUS: teacher answer keys included!

What's Included

• 35-page ready-to-print PDF including 9 different longitude and latitude map examples

Resource Tags

geography directions location map hemisphere longitude and latitude worksheets pdf latitude longitude worksheets simple latitude

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