Latitude and Longitude Worksheet
This latitude and longitude worksheet asks 4th grade students to read six points off a labeled map grid, compare them, and explain why both measurements are needed. An answer key is included for fast checking.
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Latitude and longitude are the two measurements that let a map name any place on Earth exactly. Lines of latitude run east and west and tell how far north or south a place sits, while lines of longitude run north and south and tell how far east or west it sits. This latitude and longitude worksheet gives students a labeled global grid and asks them to read the coordinates of six marked points, writing the latitude first and the longitude second.
This 4th grade geography worksheet is built in three short parts so it works as guided practice or as independent review. In Part A students read six lettered points off the map grid and write each set of coordinates. In Part B they use the same grid to compare points, find the one that sits farthest north, spot the two points that share a line of longitude, and name the line of latitude at 0 degrees. Part C asks for a written explanation, so students have to put the idea in their own words instead of only copying numbers.
What’s Included
- 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
- Answer key
- 6 coordinate-reading points, 3 map analysis questions, and 1 written explanation
This latitude and longitude worksheet helps students in three ways. First, the grid is labeled in even 15-degree steps, so students practice counting along an axis instead of guessing. Second, the six points are spread across all four quadrants, including points that sit right on 0 degrees, so students meet the tricky cases early. Third, the written response at the end pushes past recall into reasoning, which is exactly what map-skills questions on state tests ask students to do.
Teachers and parents can stretch the practice in easy ways. Hand students a classroom globe and have them find the same six coordinate pairs on the real thing. Call out a coordinate pair and let students race to point to it. Ask each student to write the coordinates of a city they would like to visit, then trade papers and find each other’s places. Tape a large grid on the floor with painter’s tape and have students walk to a coordinate you call out.
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