Name ____________________________

Lines of Latitude

Lines of Latitude

Lines of latitude on a globe are called parallels. They run east and west. The
equator is at 0° latitude. Use the map below to answer the questions.
North Pole ~
~------

Equator

~--------------~----~------~ 15°S

SouthPole~
1. 0° latitude is called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
2. Lines of latitude are caUed ______ _ _ _ __
3. Parallels run which directions? _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ __
4. The latitude of the North Pole is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
5. Which parallel runs through Florida? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
6. What is located at 90 0 S latitude? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
7. Which parallel runs through Canada? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
8. Lines of latitude above the equator are which direction?_ _ _ __
9. Below the equator, the parallels are which direction? _ _ _ _ __

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Lines of Latitude

Lateral Movement
Parallels measure the distance north or south from the equator. Zero degrees
latitude (0°) is at the equator. Half of the parallels are north of the equator
and half are south of it. The lines do not meet.

Equator 0°

1. What is the symbol for degrees? ______

2. Latitude lines run _____ and _______
3. Latitude lines are called ___________
4. Give the latitude of the equator.
5. The parallels above the equator are which direction? ________
6. The parallels below the equator are which direction? _ _ _ _ __
7. Color the equator parallel orange.
8. Color 15°N and 15°S green.
9. Color 30 0 N and 30 0 S blue.
10. Color 45°N and 45°S red.
11. Color 60 0 N and 60 0 S purple.

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Lines ot Latitude

Imaginary Lines
Directions: Answer the questions below using these maps.
North Pole North Pole
90 0 N

/--=----:::-:-""':""':'-:::--:--~ 45°N
Parallel of Latitude

/----=-­- ­----=::.ort--------\ 15°N

Equator

1------------1 0°

Parallel of Latitude

900S 900S
South Pole South Pole
1. The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _- - - - - -_ _ _ _ _ _ _ is 0° latitude.

2. The North Pole is degrees north latitude.

4. Lines north and south of the equator are coiled _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
5. The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is 90 0S latitude.

6. Which line is closer to the equator-300N or 15°S? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

7. Which is closer to the South Pole-45°S or 30 0S? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
8. At what degree is the South Pole? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

9. If you wanted to find a city located at 45°N, would you look above or below the

equator? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ ­

10. Which continent on the map is entirely north of the equator? _ _ _ _ _ _ __

11. South America lies between the parallels of latitude _ _ _ _ _ _ _ oN and 60 0S.
12. The equator runs through the northern part of the continent of _ _ _ _ _ __
13. Color all the land north of the equator red.
14. Color all of the land south of the equator green.

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Unes of Latitude

What's My Line?
There are several important lines of latitude on the globe which have special
names.
Directions: Use a map globe or other resource to identify the special lines
I

on the illustration of the globe below.

Name the imaginary line that . ..

passes through Mexico.
is 0° latitude.
passes through Alaska . _____________

is 0° longitude. ____________

divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres. _____________

passes through Botswana. __________

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Lines of Latitude

Across the U.S.A.

CANADA

-­ -­

Des Moines
•
Denver

Dallas.

Directions: Use the map above to answer these questions.

1. Denver and New York are close to which parallel? _ _ _ _ _ __
2. Which two cities are between 45°N and 50 0 N? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
3. Los Angeles and Memphis are near which parallel? ___________
4. Tallahassee is closest to which parallel? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
5. St. Louis is between which parallels? _______ and _ _ _ __
6. Which city is farthest north? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lt is between
which parallels? ________________ and _ _ _ _ _ __
7. Which city is farthest south? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lt is between
which parallels? ___________________ and
8. San Francisco is halfway between ______ and _ _ _ _ __

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Lines of Latitude

Latitude in North America.

Use with page 292 ,

---__ _ ~ Montreal ~
U~~~~ ~~~;~~-' ­ -----, -\ ",/-~--"-,,
I "

Chicago
Des Moines.

St. Louis.

Memphis.

Dallas. Tallahassee.
Atlantic Ocean 200N
Pacific Ocean ',~ .. I
--,
""'\
, New Orleans
'\-,_~ Brownsville
MexiCo\
Guadalajara
•

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Lines of Latitude

Latitude in North America

Directions: Use the map on page 291 to answer the questions below,

1, The Arctic Circle is located between 60 0N and _ _ _ _ °1\J,

2, Is Chicago closer to 400N or 50 0N?_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___
3, Name the three United States cities located between 200N and 300N,

4, New York is closest to the _ _ ________ parallel of latitude,

5, Name the eight United States cities located between 30° Nand 40 0N,

6, The Ocean is on the eastern side of the United States,

7, is the country south of the United States,

8, Canada is the country of the United States,

9, On the west, the United States is bordered by the Ocean,

10, Montreal is in the country of __________

11 , Seattle is located closest to the ______________ parallel of latitude,

12, What part of the United States does the Arctic Circle cross? _______

13, Memphis lis located between the parallel and the ____ parallel.

14, Is Da illas north or south of the 30 0N parallel of latitude? ___________

15, Name the four United States cities located between 400N and 50 0N,

16, Denver is closest to the _ _ _ _ parallel of latitude,

17, San Francisco is located near oN,

18, Does the Arctic Circle pass through Greenland? ___________

19, Which paralle'l of latitude on the map goes through Florida? _______

20, Guadalajara is located in what country? _____________________

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Lines of Latitude

Parallels Help With Location

• GreQtfO/l$

San Francisc;o-_..lA

Santa Fe

'J:~.fi~~~·;::;-::-::-1~-
tL-' New Mexico 35°N
~oswell
San Bernardin
:

• Las c ruces:
_~ .J--f-- - -

1. Billings, Montana is which direction from the 46°N parallel?

2. Pueblo, Colorado is almost directly on the parallel of latitude.
3. The boundary between Oregon and Cal1ifornia is formed by the __ parallel.
4. The state of Wyoming is located between 41 oN parallel and parallel.
5. Name three cities in Idaho south of the 45°N parallel of latitude.

6. Which of these cities is south of the 35°N parallel-Flagstaff, Arizona or

RoswelL New Mexico? ____________________________~~___________
7. Name the three California cities located between the 35°N and 38°N parallels.

8. All of the cities shown in Washington are between the parallels of

___________ and ___________

9. Which two Nevada cities are north of the 38°N parallel? _ _ _ _ _ __

and _________________
10. Klamath Falls, Oregon is almost directly on the _ _ _ _ _ parallel.

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