World latitude and longitude worksheet
Read six marked positions on a world grid, with exact practice coordinates and an answer key.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- PDF pages
- 2
- Places or points
- 6
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Using this activity
- Each grid step represents 30 degrees. Read latitude first, then longitude.
- Use N/S for latitude and E/W for longitude. Zero degrees longitude is the prime meridian.
- Check your answers on page 2. These are practice coordinates, not named city locations.
What to practise
- Read a map and connect locations with their names.
Map data: Natural Earth. Source snapshot retrieved 22 October 2026; reference geography, not live data. Boundaries are simplified for printing. Sources and licences
