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Latitude and Longitude Practice

Globe with latitude and longitude lines

🌍 Part 1: Understanding Latitude and Longitude

1. Which lines run horizontally around the Earth?

Latitude lines

Longitude lines

Meridian lines

2. The Prime Meridian is located at:

0° latitude

0° longitude

180° longitude

3. Which of the following are important latitude lines? (Check all that apply)

Equator

Tropic of Cancer

Prime Meridian

Arctic Circle

4. On the diagram below, label the following:

a) Draw and label the Equator

b) Draw and label the Prime Meridian

c) Mark and label 30°N latitude

d) Mark and label 60°E longitude

Earth Diagram

🗺️ Part 2: Using an Atlas

5. Write the coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the following cities. Use your atlas to find the answers:

a) London, United Kingdom: ______°____'N, ______°____'W

b) Sydney, Australia: ______°____'S, ______°____'E

c) Cairo, Egypt: ______°____'N, ______°____'E

6. Using your atlas, name the cities located at these coordinates:

a) 40°42'N, 74°00'W: _________________

b) 51°30'N, 0°05'W: _________________

c) 35°40'N, 139°45'E: _________________

7. Explain how you would use latitude and longitude to find a specific location on a map:
8. A ship is located at 25°30'S, 45°15'E. In which ocean would you find this ship? Use your atlas to help you.

📐 Part 3: Degrees and Minutes

9. Convert these coordinates from degrees and minutes to decimal degrees:

a) 52°30'N = ______°N

b) 15°45'E = ______°E

10. If you travel from 20°N to 40°N along the same longitude line, how many degrees of latitude have you travelled?

20°

40°

60°

11. Explain the difference between degrees and minutes when measuring coordinates:
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