This Grade 5 worksheet asks students to estimate coordinates and explain the global grid. Learners decide if places lie north or south of the Equator and east or west of the Prime Meridian, then match coordinates to cities like Cairo and Buenos Aires. Multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank tasks deepen Grade 5 understanding of how latitude and longitude work together. Grade 5 students master coordinates.
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Latitude and Longitude
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
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
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.
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
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.
2. Next, decide if the place is east or west of the Prime Meridian.
3. A coordinate pair such as 19 degrees N, 99 degrees W locates a place in the Western Hemisphere for longitude.
4. The coordinates of the South Pole are 90 degrees S and any value of longitude.
5. Reading coordinates well helps Grade 5 students use maps to find any place on Earth.
Latitude and Longitude
★ 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
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
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.
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
★ 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.
2) Next, decide if the place is east or west of the Prime Meridian.
3) A coordinate pair such as 19 degrees N, 99 degrees W locates a place in the Western Hemisphere for longitude.
4) The coordinates of the South Pole are 90 degrees S and any value of longitude.
5) Reading coordinates well helps Grade 5 students use maps to find any place on Earth.
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