Latitude and Longitude Latitude lines run eastwest but
Latitude and Longitude
Latitude lines run east/west but they measure north or south of the equator (0°) splitting the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.
Latitude Lines of latitude are numbered from 0° at the equator to 90° N at the North Pole. Lines of latitude are numbered from 0° at the equator to 90° S at the South Pole.
0° East Longitude West Longitude North Pole Longitud e N W PRIME MERIDIAN E S Lines of longitude are numbered east from the Prime Meridian and west from the Prime Meridian.
Longitude Lines of longitude begin at the Prime Meridian. 60° W is the 60° line of longitude west of the Prime W Meridian. E The Prime Meridian is located at 0°. It is neither east or west 60° E is the 60° line of longitude east of the Prime Meridian.
Prime Meridian The Prime Meridian (0°) splits the earth into the Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere. Prime Meridian Western Hemisphere Eastern Hemisphere Places located east of the Prime Meridian have an east longitude (E) address. Places located west of the Prime Meridian have a west longitude (W) address.
Any location north of the equator is a NORTH LATITUDE
Any location south of the equator is a SOUTH LATITUDE
Any location west of the prime meridian is a WEST LONGITUDE
Any location east of the prime meridian is an EAST LONGITUDE
By combining latitude and longitude, any location can be pinpointed
See If You Can Tell In Which Hemispheres These Lon/Lats Are Located A B C D • • • 1. 41°N, 21°E 2. 37°N, 76°W 3. 72°S, 141°W 4. 7°S, 23°W 5. 15°N, 29°E 6. 34°S, 151°E
Latitude and Longitude Practice
Find a partner and an atlas Due at the beginning of class tomorrow • • • 1. Paris 2. Minneapolis 3. Ottawa 4. Nairobi 5. Melbourne 6. Oslo- • • 7. 23 S; 46 W 8. 51 N; 97 W 9. 32 N; 36 E 10. 1 S; 91 W 11. 14 N; 100 E 12. 34 N; 8 W 13. 41 N; 29 E-
• 1. Paris-48 N; 2 E • 2. Minneapolis-44 N; 93 W • 3. Ottawa-45 N; 75 W • 4. Nairobi-1 S; 36 E • 5. Melbourne-37 S; 144 E • 6. Oslo-59 N; 10 E • • 7. Sao Paolo, Brazil 8. Winnipeg, Manitoba 9. Jerusalem, Israel 10. Galapagos Islands 11. Bangkok, Thailand 12. Casablanca, Morocco 13. Istanbul, Turkey
Topographic Map
Flow Line Map
Political Map
Cartogram
Qualitative Map
Physical Map
Satellite photos
ITALY
Why is that there?
Battleship ØDivide into 4 teams ØDecide where to put your 5 ships (1 three square, 2 two squares, and 2 one square) ØGuess where the other team’s ships are by using latitude and longitude) ØBlow up the ships
- Slides: 30