Latitude and Longitude Worksheet

1. a. Name two countries that the equator passes through.

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b. Name two countries that the prime meridian passes through.
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2. The terms in the first table are mixed up. Enter them properly in the second table.
latitude

equator
is axis
longitude prime meridian
is axis

range is
0 to 90
range is
0 to 180

how far
north or south
how far
east or west

x-axis

latitude

range is
0 to 90
range is
0 to 180

how far
north or south
how far
east or west

y-axis

prime meridian
is axis
longitude equator
is axis

y-axis

x-axis

3. Which two locations are written correctly? Circle them.

10N 20S
3N 170E

8E 30W
7S 190W

10S 170W
30W 57N

100N 120E
35E 85N

4. Add the continents Australia, Asia, South America, and North America and half of the
countries Iraq, Argentina, Canada, Bolivia, Germany, Mexico, Zambia, and New
Zealand to the table.
Quadrant
NW
NE
SW
SE

Continent in quadrant
North America
Asia
South America
Australia

Country in quadrant
Canada, Mexico
Iraq, Germany
Argentina, Bolivia
Zambia, New Zealand

5. Fill in the column for name.

Description
A country straight east of Phoenix
A country straight west of Phoenix
A country straight north of Phoenix
A country straight south of Phoenix

Name

6.
Make a line on the map connecting the three points below. What are the two
missing points?
10S 20W

0N 10W

10N 0E

20N 10E

30N 20E

7. A secret message has been intercepted. It says, "Meet me in 35N45E 60N10E

57N10E 35N55E 30S60W." These coordinates fall in five different countries. The first
letters of the countries spell a word. What word is it? India________________
Location
35N 45E
60N 10E
57N 10E
35N 55E
30S 60W

Country
Iraq
Norway
Denmark
Iran
Argentina

8. Give the name of your artist, the artist's birthplace, and its location.
Artist's name

Country of birth

Location

9. The combination to my padlock is given by the numbers in the locations of these two
countries after each number is divided by 10. What is the combination? 2161________
Country
Niger
Norway

Location
20N 10E
60N 10E

10. Give approximate locations to the nearest degree for the following cities in the
United States.
City
Los Angeles
Seattle
Chicago
Washington

Location
35N 118W
48N 123W
42N 88W
38N 77W

11. Write down a question about latitude and longitude that you would like to ask or that
you think your teacher can't answer.