Geography Packet 5: Map Coordinates

Geography Packet 5: Map Coordinates

Map Coordinates

The grid map of Australia shows the six states and two mainland territories of Australia. The states are New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia. The territories are the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.

Map Coordinates

A geographic grid is the intersecting pattern formed by the lines of latitude and longitude. The coordinates are the latitude and longitude address of a place. Coordinates are used to find the absolute, or exact, location of a place.

Multiple Choice

What is capital of the Northern Territory?

• Perth

• Canberra

• Darwin

• Melbourne

Multiple Choice

What is the name of Australia's national capital?

• Sydney

• Canberra

• Perth

• Melbourne

Multiple Choice

What is the name given to the lines that run around the Earth in an east-west direction?

• lines of latitude

• lines of longitude

Multiple Choice

What is the name given to the lines that run around the Earth in a north-south direction?

• lines of latitude

• lines of longitude

Multiple Select

Which states of Australia have land area along the latitude line of  $30^o$  S? 

• New South Wales

• Queensland

• South Australia

• Tasmania

• Western Australia

Multiple Choice

Which state in Australia would include the coordinates  $43^{o^{ }}S$   latitude and  $148^oE$  longitude? 

• New South Wales

• Queensland

• South Australia

• Tasmania

• Victoria 

Open Ended

What are the coordinates of the city of Darwin?

Open Ended

What are the coordinates of the city of Canberra?

Multiple Choice

Which sea includes the coordinates  $10^oS$  and  $130^oE$  ?

• Coral Sea

• Tasman Sea

• Timor Sea

Open Ended

What are the coordinates of the city of Adelaide?