This Grade 5 social studies worksheet introduces lines of latitude. Students learn that parallels run east and west, that the Equator is the 0-degree starting line, and that latitude values reach 90 degrees at the poles. Practice activities include sentence correction, fill-in-the-blank items, and short answers that build clear vocabulary and confident map reading habits. Grade 5 students master coordinates.
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Latitude and Longitude
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
Lines of latitude run from north to south around the globe.
Rewrite: Lines of latitude run from east to west around the globe.
2. Fix the sentence:
The Equator is the line of latitude at 90 degrees.
Rewrite: The Equator is the line of latitude at 0 degrees.
3. Fix the sentence:
Latitude is measured east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Rewrite: Latitude is measured north or south of the Equator.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Lines of latitude are also called parallels.
2. The Equator has a latitude value of 0 degrees.
3. The North Pole is at 90 degrees north latitude.
4. Latitude lines measure distance north or south of the Equator.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. Why are lines of latitude called parallels?
Lines of latitude are called parallels because they run east and west around Earth and always stay the same distance apart, so they never cross each other. This is an important Grade 5 idea for reading maps and globes.
2. How does the Equator help us describe locations on Earth?
The Equator is the 0-degree line of latitude that splits Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Grade 5 students use it as a starting point to say how many degrees north or south a place is located.
Latitude and Longitude
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
Lines of latitude run from north to south around the globe.
Rewrite: Lines of latitude run from east to west around the globe.
2) Fix the sentence:
The Equator is the line of latitude at 90 degrees.
Rewrite: The Equator is the line of latitude at 0 degrees.
3) Fix the sentence:
Latitude is measured east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Rewrite: Latitude is measured north or south of the Equator.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) Lines of latitude are also called parallels.
2) The Equator has a latitude value of 0 degrees.
3) The North Pole is at 90 degrees north latitude.
4) Latitude lines measure distance north or south of the Equator.
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) Why are lines of latitude called parallels?
Lines of latitude are called parallels because they run east and west around Earth and always stay the same distance apart, so they never cross each other. This is an important Grade 5 idea for reading maps and globes.
2) How does the Equator help us describe locations on Earth?
The Equator is the 0-degree line of latitude that splits Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Grade 5 students use it as a starting point to say how many degrees north or south a place is located.
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