Using Latitude and Longitude Worksheet
- Grades
- Grades 4–6, Elementary, Middle School
- File type
- Preparation
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- Subject
- Social Studies, Geography
- Topic
- Maps, longitude and latitude worksheet pdf
- Resource types
- Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
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This Latitude and Longitude Worksheet is a great way for students to practice using lines of latitude and longitude to find coordinates. This is a skill that is essential for students to learn in order to be successful in Geography.
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In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Distinguish latitude lines (parallels) from longitude lines (meridians) by direction and reference point
Explain that latitude and longitude are measured in degrees from the Equator and Prime Meridian respectively
Describe the geographic coordinate system as a way to locate any point on Earth
Teaching tips
Pair this reference page with an actual world map or globe so students can trace a meridian and a parallel while reading the definitions, since the page itself is text-only.
Introduce this page before a coordinate-plotting activity, since it builds the vocabulary (meridian, parallel, degree) that a plotting task would assume.
Skills covered
Geographic vocabulary — students learn the terms meridian, parallel, Equator, and Prime Meridian and what each measures.
Coordinate-system reasoning — students learn how two intersecting sets of lines, each measured in degrees, can locate any point on Earth.
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Core concepts
Latitude
Longitude
Geographic coordinates
Equator
Prime Meridian
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