Post on 05-Jan-2016
LATITUDE AND
LONGITUDE
Latitude and Longitude
Lines of Latitude and Longitude make up an imaginary grid system on the surface of the earth that can be used to find the absolute location of something on earth.
LatitudeLines of Latitude run east and west around
the earth but measure distance NORTH AND SOUTH of the equator.
You can remember lines of latitude by remembering that they look like a ladder, climbing up or down from the equator. _____________
Latitude Lines
They Are also called PARALLELS
Have N/S measurement
LongitudeLines of Longitude run north and south
around the earth but measure distance
EAST AND WEST of the prime
meridian.
You can remember lines of longitude
by remembering that they look
like railroad tracks, going right
or left from the prime meridian.
Longitude Lines
They are also called Meridians
Have E/W
measurement
Practice
Use the map on page 584-585
What city is located at
50° N , 72 ° E
Practice
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What city is located at
50° N , 72 ° E
Astana, Kazakstan
Practice
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What city is located at
5° N , 74 ° W
Practice
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What city is located at
5° N , 74 ° W
Bogotá, Columbia
Practice
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What city is located at
48° N , 123 ° W
Practice
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What city is located at
48° N , 123 ° W
Seattle, Washington
Practice
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What city is located at
40° N , 75 ° W
Practice
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What city is located at
40° N , 75 ° W
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Practice
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What city is located at
33° N , 105 ° W
Practice
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What city is located at
33° N , 105 ° W
Roswell, New Mexico
Practice
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What city is located at
44° 30’ N , 20° 30’ E
Belgrade, Serbia
Practice
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What city is located at
57° N , 24 ° E
Practice
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What city is located at
57° N , 24 ° E
Riga, Latvia