Word scramble · Geography
Latitude and longitude word scramble · Grade 6
Unscramble 12 words about latitude and longitude using the clues. Practices spelling and topic vocabulary.
- Grade 6 · ages 11 to 12
- Medium
- 15 to 20 minutes
- 1 page
- Free
Goes with the game Pin the Planet.
The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.
The scrambled words and clues
Directions: Unscramble the letters to make a word that matches the clue. Write one letter in each box.
- A pair of numbers that pinpoints a place on a grid
- Distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees
- The point at 90° north
- A line of longitude running from pole to pole
- 5. D · G · R · I
- Network of crossing lines on a map
- Person who plans and follows a ship's or plane's course
- Very accurate ship's clock that let sailors work out their position
- A line of latitude, which never meets another one
- A book of maps
- Navigation tool that measures the angle of the Sun or a star above the horizon
- The 0° line of latitude, halfway between the poles
- One-sixtieth of a degree
What your child practices
Your child practices spelling and topic vocabulary. The skill is “Latitude and longitude”: locate places using latitude and longitude.
- Grades and ages
- Grade 6, ages 11 to 12
- Time
- About 15 to 20 minutes
- Subject
- Geography
- Level
- Medium for Grade 6
- Answer key
- Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
- Printing
- 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
- Updated
How to use it
Read the rules at the top together and try the first step side by side. Use a pencil so mistakes rub out easily, and check every answer at the end. It is pitched at the expected level for Grade 6, for practice after the skill has been taught.
An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.
Tip for grown-ups: Say the clue first; knowing the meaning makes unscrambling much easier.
Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.
Geography · Grade 6
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