Measuring Latitude and Longitude Parallels of Latitude Imaginary
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Measuring Latitude and Longitude
Parallels of Latitude • Imaginary lines that remain at an equal distance from each other • Labeled in degrees North or South • Equator – – Parallel circles earth halfway between North and South Poles Divides earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres Longest line of latitude Labeled 0 degrees, no direction
Tropical Latitudes • Temperatures hot all year • Tropic of Cancer – Northern boundary – 23. 5 degrees N • Tropic of Capricorn – Southern boundary – 23. 5 degrees S
Meridians of Longitude • Imaginary lines that remain at an equal distance from each other • Labeled in degrees East or West • Prime Meridian – – Runs through Greenwich, in London, England Divides earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres Longest line of longitude Labeled 0 degrees, no direction
Recording Latitude and Longitude • Latitude is always written first – North or South • Longitude is always written second – East or West • O has no direction • Examples – (46 N, 100 E); (0, 54 W); (118 S, 0)
Problems • What is the latitude and longitude of Washington, D. C. ? • What city is approximately 35 south latitude, 20 east longitude? • What city is approximately 35 south latitude, 60 west longitude?
Problems • What city is 0 latitude, 80 west longitude? • What city on the map is 0 longitude? • What city is 30 south latitude, approximately 153 east longitude?
Problems • What is the latitude and longitude of Mexico City? • What is the approximate latitude and longitude of Moscow?
