Latitude and Longitude — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which coordinates best describe a city near the Equator and the Prime Meridian?
A) 1 degree N, 9 degrees E
B) 40 degrees N, 75 degrees W
C) 60 degrees S, 60 degrees E
D) 30 degrees N, 120 degrees W
Grade 5 students pick small latitude and longitude values for places near the Equator and Prime Meridian.
2. If a city is in the Southern and Western Hemispheres, which set of coordinates fits?
A) 34 degrees S, 58 degrees W
B) 34 degrees N, 58 degrees W
C) 34 degrees S, 58 degrees E
D) 34 degrees N, 58 degrees E
In Grade 5 geography, S and W in coordinates place a city in the Southern and Western Hemispheres.
3. Which statement about the global grid is correct?
A) Every place on Earth has a unique latitude and longitude pair.
B) Latitude lines meet at the North and South Poles.
C) The Prime Meridian is at 90 degrees longitude.
D) Longitude is measured north and south of the Equator.
Grade 5 learners know the latitude-longitude grid gives every location on Earth a unique address.
4. A place at about 30 degrees N, 31 degrees E is closest to which city?
A) Cairo, Egypt
B) Mexico City, Mexico
C) Wellington, New Zealand
D) Reykjavik, Iceland
In Grade 5 social studies, Cairo lies near 30 degrees north latitude and 31 degrees east longitude.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. When estimating coordinates, you should first decide if the place is north or south of the Equator.
Grade 5 students start with the Equator to choose between north and south latitude.
2. Next, decide if the place is east or west of the Prime Meridian.
In Grade 5 geography, the Prime Meridian sets the choice between east and west longitude.
3. A coordinate pair such as 19 degrees N, 99 degrees W locates a place in the Western Hemisphere for longitude.
Grade 5 learners pair west longitude with the Western Hemisphere.
4. The coordinates of the South Pole are 90 degrees S and any value of longitude.
In Grade 5 social studies, every line of longitude meets at the South Pole, so longitude does not change the location.
5. Reading coordinates well helps Grade 5 students use maps to find any place on Earth.
Grade 5 students apply latitude and longitude when reading maps to locate real places.