This 3-page 4th grade worksheet asks students to find continents and oceans from coordinates. Page 1 is a simplified world map with latitude lines at 60°N, 30°N, the equator, 30°S and 60°S, and longitude lines every 30° from 180°W to 180°E. A tip box reminds students to find latitude first. Page 2 lists eight coordinates and a word bank. Page 3 gives the answers.
“Use latitude and longitude to find a continent or ocean on a world map.”
All eight questions give a pair of coordinates and ask for the continent or ocean there.
“Give latitude first and longitude second when reading coordinates.”
The tip box on page 1 sets the order, and every question on page 2 follows it.
Continents and oceans are named on the grid, with degree labels on all four edges. Under the map, a tip box says to move up or down from 0° for latitude, then left or right for longitude.
A word bank of eight names, from Africa to South America, and eight answer boxes beside coordinates such as 60°N, 90°E and 30°S, 135°E.
Each answer sits beside its coordinates, for example Atlantic Ocean for 30°N, 30°W and Indian Ocean for 30°S, 75°E.
Read the tip together
Read the tip box aloud and model question 1. The point 0°, 30°E sits on the equator, which makes it an easy first step.
Oceans last
Let students do the continents first and leave questions 2, 5 and 7 until the end. The three oceans give more trouble because there is no outline to look inside.
Write two more
Ask students to write two coordinates of their own on the back and swap with a partner. A partner who finds the answer on the map tests the order of latitude and longitude.
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