Latitude and Longitude Worksheet

1. 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. latitude equator range is how far x-axis is axis 0 to 90 north or south longitude prime meridian range is how far y-axis is axis 0 to 180 east or west latitude longitude

3. Which two locations are written correctly?

10°N 20°S 8°E 30°W 10°S 170°W 100°N 120°E 3°N 170°E 7°S 190°W 30°W 57°N 35°E 85°N

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 Continent in quadrant Country in quadrant NW NE SW SE

5. Fill in the column for name.

Description Name 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?

10°S 20°W 0°N 10°W 30°N 20°E

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? ______

Location Country 35°N 45°E 60°N 10°E 57°N 10°E 35°N 55°E 30°S 60°W

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? ______

Country Location Niger Norway

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

City Location 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.