Social Studies: Latitude Lines Run Horizontally Practice
Identifying latitude lines on maps and globes
Social Studies: Latitude Lines Run Horizontally Practice
Identifying latitude lines on maps and globes
Social Studies - Grade 4-5
- 1
On a map, do latitude lines run horizontally or vertically? Write one complete sentence.
Think of latitude lines as lines that go from left to right.
Latitude lines run horizontally across a map. - 2
Look at a world map with lines drawn across it. The lines that go left to right are latitude lines. What important latitude line is found at 0 degrees?
The important latitude line found at 0 degrees is the Equator. - 3
A student says, "Latitude lines go up and down from the North Pole to the South Pole." Is the student correct? Explain your answer.
Compare latitude lines with longitude lines.
The student is not correct. Latitude lines run horizontally from east to west, while longitude lines run vertically from north to south. - 4
Fill in the blank: Latitude lines measure distance north or south of the __________.
Latitude lines measure distance north or south of the Equator. - 5
On a globe, which line would be a latitude line: a line circling the globe from left to right, or a line running from the North Pole to the South Pole?
Latitude lines are like belts wrapped around Earth.
A line circling the globe from left to right would be a latitude line. - 6
Circle the phrase that best describes latitude lines: left to right, up and down, diagonal, or zigzag. Then explain your choice.
The best phrase is left to right because latitude lines run horizontally across maps and globes. - 7
A town is located at 30 degrees north latitude. Is this town north or south of the Equator? Explain how you know.
The Equator is 0 degrees latitude.
The town is north of the Equator because 30 degrees north latitude means it is 30 degrees north of 0 degrees latitude. - 8
A map shows the Equator as a dark horizontal line across the middle. Draw or describe two other latitude lines that could be shown on the map.
Two other latitude lines could be horizontal lines above and below the Equator, such as 30 degrees north and 30 degrees south. - 9
Which direction do latitude lines help describe: north and south position, or east and west position? Write a complete sentence.
Latitude tells how far a place is from the Equator.
Latitude lines help describe a place's north and south position on Earth. - 10
A map has one horizontal line labeled 20 degrees south and another horizontal line labeled 40 degrees south. Which line is farther from the Equator? Explain your answer.
The 40 degrees south line is farther from the Equator because 40 degrees is a greater distance from 0 degrees latitude than 20 degrees. - 11
Write true or false: All latitude lines are parallel to the Equator. Then explain your answer.
Parallel lines do not cross each other.
True. All latitude lines run horizontally around Earth and stay parallel to the Equator. - 12
A class is labeling a map. Maya labels the horizontal lines as latitude and the vertical lines as longitude. Did Maya label the lines correctly? Explain your answer.
Remember that latitude lines run left to right.
Yes, Maya labeled the lines correctly. Latitude lines are horizontal, and longitude lines are vertical.