LATITUDE AND LONGITUDEThe globe is covered by an imaginary grid. The lines of this grid are called

LONGITUDE=MERIDIANS

LATITUDE=PARALLELS These lines run east to west.

The Equator is a line of latitude.

These lines run north to south.The Prime Meridian is a line of longitude.

Turn to the “World Political Map” on pages 72-73 of the Jr. Geographer Atlas. Find the nearest line of latitude for each city.

1.Quito, Ecuador

2.Perth, Australia

3.Oslo, Norway

4.Houston, United States

Using the same map, find the nearest line of longitude for each city.

1.London, United Kingdom

2.Sydney, Australia

3.St. Petersburg, Russia

4.Buenos Aires, Argentina

5.Los Angeles, United States

What is the global address for the city of

New Orleans, Louisiana?

____˚N, ___˚W

Use the map on p. 68-69 to answer this question.