This challenging Grade 5 social studies worksheet teaches distance reasoning using the rule that one degree of latitude equals approximately 69 miles on Earth. Through multiple choice and fill-in problems, Grade 5 students calculate distances between cities, determine how far ships and planes travel, and apply mathematical reasoning to real-world navigation and GPS scenarios using latitude measurements. Grade 5 students master coordinates.
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Latitude and Longitude
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. If two cities are 5 degrees of latitude apart, approximately how many miles separate them on Earth?
A) About 145 miles
B) About 245 miles
C) About 345 miles
D) About 445 miles
2. A city at 40 degrees N and another at 30 degrees N are roughly how far apart north to south?
A) About 490 miles
B) About 590 miles
C) About 690 miles
D) About 790 miles
3. Approximately how many miles equal one degree of latitude anywhere on Earth's surface?
A) About 49 miles
B) About 59 miles
C) About 69 miles
D) About 79 miles
4. If you travel 207 miles directly north using GPS, about how many degrees of latitude did you cross?
A) About 1 degree
B) About 2 degrees
C) About 3 degrees
D) About 4 degrees
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. One degree of latitude on Earth equals approximately 69 miles in any direction north or south.
2. If a ship travels from 20 degrees N to 25 degrees N, it covers about 345 miles north.
3. Two cities 4 degrees of latitude apart are approximately 276 miles from each other.
4. A pilot flies 138 miles due south, crossing about 2 degrees of latitude during the flight.
5. GPS systems use latitude and longitude coordinates to pinpoint exact locations on Earth.
Latitude and Longitude
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. If two cities are 5 degrees of latitude apart, approximately how many miles separate them on Earth?
A) About 145 miles
B) About 245 miles
C) About 345 miles
D) About 445 miles
2. A city at 40 degrees N and another at 30 degrees N are roughly how far apart north to south?
A) About 490 miles
B) About 590 miles
C) About 690 miles
D) About 790 miles
3. Approximately how many miles equal one degree of latitude anywhere on Earth's surface?
A) About 49 miles
B) About 59 miles
C) About 69 miles
D) About 79 miles
4. If you travel 207 miles directly north using GPS, about how many degrees of latitude did you cross?
A) About 1 degree
B) About 2 degrees
C) About 3 degrees
D) About 4 degrees
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) One degree of latitude on Earth equals approximately 69 miles in any direction north or south.
2) If a ship travels from 20 degrees N to 25 degrees N, it covers about 345 miles north.
3) Two cities 4 degrees of latitude apart are approximately 276 miles from each other.
4) A pilot flies 138 miles due south, crossing about 2 degrees of latitude during the flight.
5) GPS systems use latitude and longitude coordinates to pinpoint exact locations on Earth.
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