Practice understanding that longitude lines run from the North Pole to the South Pole and help locate places east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Read each problem carefully. Use what you know about maps, globes, poles, and the Prime Meridian. Show your thinking in the space provided.
Identifying meridians and using longitude on maps and globes
Social Studies - Grade 4-5
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Longitude lines are also called meridians. Describe the direction meridians run on a globe.
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A student says, "Longitude lines run side to side around Earth." Is the student correct? Explain your answer.
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On a globe, the North Pole is at the top and the South Pole is at the bottom. Which type of map line connects these two poles, latitude or longitude?
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The Prime Meridian is a special line of longitude. What two poles does the Prime Meridian run between?
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Complete the sentence: Lines of longitude help measure how far east or west a place is from the __________.
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Look at a world map. If a line goes from the top of the map to the bottom of the map and meets at the poles on a globe, is it most likely a line of longitude or latitude? Explain.
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Name one way longitude lines are different from latitude lines.
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A teacher draws several curved lines on a globe that all meet at the North Pole and the South Pole. What kind of lines did the teacher draw?
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Which statement is true? A. Longitude lines run pole to pole. B. Longitude lines are circles around the equator. Write the correct choice and explain.
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A city is labeled 75 degrees west longitude. What does the word west tell you about the city’s location compared with the Prime Meridian?
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Why do all longitude lines touch both the North Pole and the South Pole?
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Write a short explanation for a younger student: What are longitude lines and where do they run?