Latitude and Longitude Worksheet

Latitude and Longitude Worksheet1.a.Name two countries that the equator passes through.___________________________ ___________________________

b.Name two countries that the prime meridian passes through.___________________________ ___________________________2.The terms in the first table are mixed up. Enter them properly in the second table.

latitudeequatoris axisrange is0 to 90how farnorth or southx-axis

longitudeprime meridianis axisrange is0 to 180how fareast or westy-axis

latitude

longitude

3.Which two locations are written correctly?10N 20S8E 30W10S 170W100N 120E

3N 170E7S 190W30W 57N35E 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.QuadrantContinent in quadrantCountry in quadrant

NW

NE

SW

SE

5.Fill in the column for name.

DescriptionName

A country straight east of Phoenix

A country straight west of Phoenix

A country straight north of Phoenix

A country straight south of Phoenix

6.Make a line on the map connecting the three points below. What are the two missing points?10S 20W0N 10W30N 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? _____________________LocationCountry

35N 45E

60N 10E

57N 10E

35N 55E

30S 60W

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

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? ____________CountryLocation

Niger

Norway

10.Give approximate locations to the nearest degree for your choice of 2 of the following cities in the United States.CityLocation

Los Angeles

Seattle

Chicago

Washington

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