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Latitude and Longitude
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What is Latitude?
Lines of latitude are imaginary lines that run completely around the globe
full circles
start at the equator at 0 degrees
divides the earth into two hemispheres
a. Northern Hemisphere
b. Southern Hemisphere
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Latitude (Continued)
travel east and west
all lines of latitude are parallel (called parallels)
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Parallels
all lines of latitude are parallel (called parallels)
• on maps parallels are shown 10, 15 or 20 degrees apart
• run from 0 to 90 degrees
• The north pole is 90 degrees N
• The South pole is 90 degrees S
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What is Longitude
Lines of longitude are imaginary lines that run completely around the globe
full circles
Start at the Prime Meridian at 0 degrees
The Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich, in East London.
Other Prime Meridians have been used
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Divides the Earth into two hemispheres
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
lines travel north and south
run from 0 to 180 degrees
shown on maps at 10 or 20 degrees
Ex. 20 degrees W, or 20 degrees E
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What is the Purpose?
Latitude and Longitude together make a grid to help you locate your position on the Earth’s surface
For example Woodland Hills High School sits approximately at 40°26’19”N 79°50’13”W
This reads as “40 degrees, 26 minutes,19 seconds north and 79 degrees, 50 minutes,13 seconds west
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Each degree is divided into 60 minutes
Each minute is divided into 60 seconds
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Cardinal and Ordinal Directions
Cardinal directions
North, South, East, West
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How to remember?
Never Eat Sour Watermelons (in a clockwise circle)
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Ordinal Directions
Northeast
Southeast
Southwest
Northwest
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