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GEOGRAPHY HANDBOOK. How Do I Study Geography?. Geography Handbook. Introduction to Latitude & Longitude. Using Maps and Globes. Hemispheres The Equator - imaginary line that divides the earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres. N-S hemispheres. Using Maps and Globes. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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GEOGRAPHY HANDBOOKGEOGRAPHY HANDBOOK
How Do I Study Geography?
Geography HandbookGeography Handbook
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Introduction to Latitude & Longitude
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Using Maps and Globes
Hemispheres
The Equator - imaginary line that divides the earthinto Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
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Using Maps and Globes
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Hemispheres
Using Maps and Globes
The Prime Meridian along with the International Date Line divide the earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
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Using Maps and Globes
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Hemispheres diagram
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Directions to the local bank? Latitude Lines
Using Maps and Globes
Parallels circle the earth and show latitude, the distance in degrees north or south of the equator. (0 degrees latitude). The North Pole is 90 degrees North latitude. The South Pole is 90 degrees South latitude.
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Latitude represents north-south location, and it is shown on a map or globe by a series of east-west running lines that parallel the equator, which marks the midpoint between the two poles all around the earth's circumference -- these lines of latitude are called "parallels."
Figure 2 -- parallels of latitude
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Using Maps and Globes
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Latitude Other important latitude lines are:Tropic of Cancer (23 1/2 degrees N. lat.) Tropic of Capricorn (23 1/2 degrees S. lat.) Arctic Circle (66 1/2 degrees N. lat.) Antarctic Circle (66 1/2 degrees S. lat.).
Using Maps and Globes
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Longitude Meridians run north to south from pole to pole. They tell longitude, the distance in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude).
Using Maps and Globes
Opposite the Prime Meridian is the International Date Line (180 degrees long.).
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Longitude represents east-west location, and it is shown on a map or globe by a series of north-south running lines that all come together at the North Pole and at the South Pole and are the widest apart at the equator -- these lines of longitude are called "meridians."
Figure 1 -- meridians of longitude
Be aware of the potential for confusing yourself: a. Longitude = E/W location, but it is shown by a series of N/S running lines called meridians. b. Latitude = N/S location, but it is shown by a series of E/W running lines called parallels.
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Using Maps and Globes
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Absolute Location
Using the earth's grid system, latitude and longitude, gives you the absolute location of a place.
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In mathematics, how do you determine the shortest distance between two places? Great Circle Route
Using Maps and Globes
The shortest distance between two places on the earth.
A great circle divides the earth into equal halves.
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Great Circle Route
Great circle route
Traveling along a great circle is called a great circle route.
Globes show them accurately.
Maps can distort distances so the great circle route may appear longer than a straight line on a flat map. Never Trust A Map!
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Great circle diagram
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Relative Location
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