Everything you need to know about LATITUDE AND

Everything you need to know about: LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

Uses of Maps To determine where you are going. To act as a model of Earth’s surface. Used to locate various places To show the distribution of various features or types of materials.

Latitude and Longitude Latitude Measured in degrees North and South of the EQUATOR. Lines drawn parallel to each other running west to east.

Quick Review of Latitude and Longitude Measured in degrees East or West of the PRIME MERIDIAN. Lines drawn running North and South.

What does LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE tell us? Each place on Earth has a unique coordinate that is measured using the places latitude and longitude. The points will be seen as (l. Atitude, l. Ongitude). It will be measured in degrees (like temperature) The hemisphere of the Earth will be indicated to So, It will be (a number (latitude) N or S (north or south of the equator), (a number (longitude) E or W (east or west of the prime meridian)

Think of the Earth having a grid over it…

That is divided into hemispheres…

So, each place has an ABSOLUTE LOCATION

ABSOLUTE vs. RELATIVE location ABSOLUTE LOCATION Is calculated using latitude and longitude RELATIVE LOCATION Is the location of a place in relation to other places For example: Richmond VA’s absolute location would be (37 N, 77 W) Richmond VA’s relative location would be south of Washington, DC and west of VA beach.

80 W Now, let’s practice: What is the absolute location of: A 10 N 70 W C 60 W EQUATOR B 10 S E A B C 20 S D D E H 30 S F G F 40 S H G 50 S 50 W 40 W