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Grade 5 · Social studies

Read latitude and longitude

Use a supplied coordinate convention to distinguish hemispheres and compare locations.

6 authored questions + worked example

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Worked example

Latitude is north or south of the equator. Which hemisphere contains a point at 20° S, 40° E?

Answer & why

Answer: Southern Hemisphere

The S label describes latitude south of the equator.

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All questions

All 6 authored questions for this skill.

Question 1

Which latitude lies on the equator: 0°, 10° N, 10° S or 40° N?

  1. 10° N
  2. 40° N
  3. 0°
  4. 10° S
A hint

Latitude uses north or south of 0°; longitude uses east or west of 0°.

Answer & why

Answer: 0°

The equator is the reference latitude of zero degrees.

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Question 2

Place A is at 10° N and Place B at 35° N. Which place is farther north?

  1. They have the same latitude.
  2. Place B
  3. Place A
  4. Both are south of the equator.
A hint

Latitude uses north or south of 0°; longitude uses east or west of 0°.

Answer & why

Answer: Place B

Both are north, and 35° N is farther north than 10° N.

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Question 3

Place A is 25° N, 60° E. Place B is 25° N, 80° E. Which coordinate is shared?

  1. Neither coordinate
  2. Both coordinates
  3. Longitude
  4. Latitude
A hint

Latitude uses north or south of 0°; longitude uses east or west of 0°.

Answer & why

Answer: Latitude

Both have latitude 25° N, but their longitudes differ.

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Question 4

A point is at 0° latitude, 30° W longitude. Which statement is correct?

  1. It is on both reference lines.
  2. It is at the North Pole.
  3. It is on the equator and west of the prime meridian.
  4. It is south of the equator and east of the prime meridian.
A hint

Latitude uses north or south of 0°; longitude uses east or west of 0°.

Answer & why

Answer: It is on the equator and west of the prime meridian.

Zero latitude places it on the equator; W gives the western longitude.

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Question 5

Latitude is north or south of the equator. Which hemisphere contains a point at 20° S, 40° E?

  1. No latitude is given
  2. Northern Hemisphere
  3. Exactly on the equator
  4. Southern Hemisphere
A hint

Latitude uses north or south of 0°; longitude uses east or west of 0°.

Answer & why

Answer: Southern Hemisphere

The S label describes latitude south of the equator.

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Question 6

Longitude is east or west of the prime meridian. Which side contains 15° N, 70° W?

  1. West
  2. East
  3. No longitude is given
  4. Exactly on the prime meridian
A hint

Latitude uses north or south of 0°; longitude uses east or west of 0°.

Answer & why

Answer: West

The W label on longitude means west.

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