Absolute and Relative Location
A Grade 4 social studies worksheet on understanding absolute and relative location using maps and geographical terms.
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Absolute and Relative Location
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you understand absolute and relative location.
1. location describes an exact spot on Earth using coordinates like latitude and longitude.
2. location describes a place by telling what it is near or what is around it.
3. The imaginary lines that run east and west around the Earth are called .
4. The imaginary lines that run north and south around the Earth are called .
1. Which of these is an example of absolute location?
Next to the school
Down the street from the park
34° N, 118° W
Across from the library
2. Which of these describes a relative location?
The coordinates of Paris
The exact address of your house
North of the equator
Next to the big oak tree
1. Latitude lines measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
True
False
2. The Equator is a line of longitude.
True
False
1. What is the difference between absolute and relative location?
2. Imagine you are giving directions to a friend to find your house. Give an example of how you would use relative location.
Look at the image of the globe below. Use it to answer the questions.
1. What continents can you identify on this globe?
2. If you were trying to find your country on this globe, would you be looking for its absolute or relative location first?