Latitude and Longitude — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which coordinates point to a city near 40 degrees N, 74 degrees W?
A) New York City, USA
B) Cairo, Egypt
C) Sydney, Australia
D) Tokyo, Japan
Grade 5 students locate New York City near 40 degrees north latitude and 74 degrees west longitude on a world map.
2. A place at 0 degrees latitude and 78 degrees W longitude is closest to which city?
A) Quito, Ecuador
B) London, United Kingdom
C) Moscow, Russia
D) Cape Town, South Africa
In Grade 5 geography, Quito sits very close to the Equator at about 78 degrees west longitude.
3. Which coordinates would match a city in the Southern and Eastern Hemispheres?
A) 33 degrees S, 151 degrees E
B) 33 degrees N, 151 degrees W
C) 33 degrees N, 151 degrees E
D) 33 degrees S, 151 degrees W
Grade 5 learners pair south latitude with the Southern Hemisphere and east longitude with the Eastern Hemisphere.
4. If a city is at 51 degrees N and 0 degrees longitude, which city is it closest to?
A) London, United Kingdom
B) Buenos Aires, Argentina
C) Beijing, China
D) Lima, Peru
In Grade 5 social studies, London sits near 51 degrees north latitude and the Prime Meridian runs through it.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Latitude is always written before longitude in coordinate pairs.
Grade 5 students always list latitude first and longitude second when writing coordinates.
2. Coordinates of 35 degrees N, 139 degrees E describe a place in the Northern Hemisphere for latitude.
In Grade 5 geography, 35 degrees N sits in the Northern Hemisphere because it is north of the Equator.
3. A point at 90 degrees S is the South Pole.
Grade 5 learners know 90 degrees south latitude marks the South Pole at the bottom of Earth.
4. The unit used to measure latitude and longitude is the degree.
In Grade 5 social studies, latitude and longitude are both measured in degrees.
5. On a world map, lines of latitude and longitude form a pattern called a grid.
Grade 5 students use the latitude and longitude grid to locate any place on Earth.