Global Geography Worksheets 3 Longitude

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Name_______________________________Meridians of LongitudeThe Long Lines

Lines of longitude on a globe North Polerun north and south, They aresometimes called meridians,Zero degrees longitude (0) is animaginary line called the pri,memeridian, It passes throughGreenwich, England, Half of thelines of longitude are west of theprime meridian, and half are seast of it, L( )f'-

Directions: Answer the questions below,1, What is the nome for the imaginary Hne

at 0longitude? ________________2, Lines to the left of the prime meridian are

which direction? ______________3, Lines to the right of the prime meridian are which direction? _ _ _ __4, Where do lines of longitude come together?________________ and _____________ _______5, Where does the prime meridian pass through?

South Pole

6, Lines of longitude run in which directions?__________________ and ______________________7, Color the prime meridian red,8, Color the other meridians blue,

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Name_________________________________Meridians of Longitude Merry MeridiansShown on the map are the lines of longitude west of the prime meridian,

TulsaOklahomaDallas

Texas

95W 90 0 W 85WDirections: Answer the questions about these southeastern states,1, Which two cities lie closest to 90 0 W?2, To which longitude .line is Miami, Florida, closest?__________3, Which cities lie between 80 0 W and 85W?4, Which city is closest to 95W? _______________5, EI Paso, Texas, is closest to which meridian?____________6, Which two cities are closest to 85W?______________7, Little Rock is between which two meridians? _________and8, Parts of which states lie between 85W and 900 W?________9, Most of Florida lies between which meridians? ___________

10 , Corpus Christi lies between which meridians? ___________and _____________________________________________________278


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Where Is the Prime Meridian?Meridians of longitude help people locate places east and west of the primemeridian and are measured in units called degrees ( ).Directions: Complete this page and page 280.

1. What do the letters N, S, Eand W stand for? N

2. The _________________ is 0longitude.3. Meridians of longitude are measured W_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and ________ of

the prime meridian. 4. Where do all the meridians meet?___

South Pole

North Pole

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S5. Meridians of longitude are measured in units called

Do the o w i n g to complete thfs map .Hint: The map above will help you.

A. Label - ~ h e four cardinal directions.B. Draw a meridian at 30 0 E and 30 0W,C. Draw a meridian at 60 0 Eand 60 0W,D, Label the North and South Poles,

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Name_______________________________Meridians of LongitudeWhere Is the Prime Meridian?

Use with page 279.North Pole

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South Pole

1. Is 15E or 30 0 W farther from the prime meridian?2. Is 60 0 W or 15E closer to the prime meridian? ___________________3. Name the two meridians east of the prime meridian on this map.4. How many meridians are west of the prime meridion on this map? __5. On this map, what meridian is located between 115W and 15E?6. Is 30 0 W or 15E closer to the prime meridian? ___________________7. Is 75W or 90 0 W closer to the prime menidian? ___ ___ _____8. Is 90 0 W or 15E closer to 15W?_______________9. Is 90 0 W or 75W closer to the prime meridian?__________10. Is 45W or 30 0 Ecloser to the prime meridian? ___________________11. Name the meridian west of 75W. ___________________________12. Name the meridian east of 15E. _____________________________

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Name_______________________________Meridians of LongitudeLines of Longitude

Directions: Use the meridians shown in the globe below to answer the questions,

1, Lines of longitude are called

2, They run in which directions?________and ___________3, 0 longitude passes through

4, 0 longitude is called the

5, Degrees to the right of the prime meridian are which direction?

6, What meridian is west of 75W? 7, Degrees to the left of the prime meridian are which direction? _____ 8, Name the meridians east of 0on this globe, _______ _________ 9, What meridian is east of 15W? _________

10, Which meridians shown on this map pass through the continent ofAfrica ?___________________________11 , What meridian is west of 45 W? _________12, Trace the prime meridian orange,13, Trace the other meridians yellow,

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Name__________________________________ Meridians of Longitude Locating CitiesThis map shows part of the northeastern United States. All longitude meridianson this map are west.

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Directions: Use the longitude meridians above to answer the questions below1. Bridgeport, Connecticut, is closest to which meridian? _______2. Trenton, New Jersey is closest to which meridian?_________3. Name the meridians closest to these cities:

Philadelphia Georgetown ____ Scranton- - - - Newark______

4. Name the seven states shown on this map. ___________5. Atlantic City is between _____ and ____ ongitude.6. Harrisburg is closest to which meridian?7. Which is farther west-Harrisburg or Philadelphia? _________8. Richmond is closest to longitude.

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Name________________________________ __ Meridians of Longitude

North and South DakotaDirections: Use this map to answer the questions. Ailiongi"l"ude meridians willbe west.

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1. Which meridian is closest to Eureka, South Dakota? _______2. Which town is closer to 98W-Platte, South Dakota or Lisbon, North Dakota? __________________________ 3. Grenora, North Dakota is located almost exactly on the__ meridian.4. Is Deadwood, South Dakoto north or south of Rapid City?5. Which town is closer to 104W--Bowman, North Dakota or Lemmon,South Dakota? _____________________6. If you were traveling east from Rapid City, which meridian would youarrive at first? _____7. Which meridian would you reach first when traveling east from SiouxFalls, South Dakota? _______8. Bismarck is in the state of__________9. Lemmon, South Dakota is closest to the meridian.

10. Name the North Dakota cities located east of 98W longitude.

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Name_______________________________Meridians of Longitude Lines of LongitudeRemember". The lines of NORTH POLIElongitude tell how far east or westof the prime meridian (0) youare.All lines of longitude aremeasured from the primemeridian in degrees. Everythingwest of the prime meridian islabeled W for west, andeverything east of the primemeridian is labeled E for east.Directions: Use a globe or map to'find ' ~ h e longitude for each of thefollowing cities. Remember toindicate both the number ofdegrees and whether it is east orwest of the prime meridian.

1. Los Angeles, U.S.A.2. London, England3. Wellington, New Zealand4. Tokyo, Japan5. Bangkok, Thailand _______6. Santiago, Chile _________7. Nairobi, Kenya8. Tehran, Iran

SOUTH POLE9. Paris, France

10. Glasgow, Scotland __________11. Rome, Italy ______________12. Buenos Aires, Argentina_____13. Anchorage, Alaska14. Calcutta, India15. Cairo, Egypt ______________16 . Shanghai, China __________

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Name___________________________________

Meridians of LongitudeLocating Cities in Europe Directions: Use this map to answer the questions, Pay particular attent ion tothe location of the prime meridian, 250

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\1, On the map label each longitude meridian either east or west.2. Rome, Italy, is located between the and meridians.3. Which meridian passes through the western edge of Ire'land?______4. Portugal is located between the and meridians.5. Between which two meridians is Switzerland located?__________6. Explain how you would decide which of the 5 meridians is east andwhich is west. _________________________________________________7. Warsaw is closest to the meridian.8. Marseille, France, is which direction from the 5E meridian? _______9. Gdansk is in the country of_________

10. Prague is of 15E longitude.11. Hamburg is on the meridian.12. Marseille is almost on the meridian of longitude.

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