Maps,
Hemispheres
&
Longitude and Latitude
An original Power Point presentation by Lindsey Durham
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Label Your Notes:
• Lines of Latitude
and Longitude.
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Draw a giant Oval
on the front of
your notebook
paper.
Parts of a Map
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Key
• Explains the lines, symbols and colors
on a map.
Parts of a Map
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Scale
• A measuring line that helps you figure
distance on a map
Parts of a Map
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Compass Rose
• Tells you where the
cardinal directions
are positioned
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North, South, East
and West
North
East
West
South
Lines on a Map
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Equator
• 0° latitude
• Splits the earth into North and South
Lines on a Map
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Prime Meridian
• 0° longitude
• Splits the earth into East and West
Lines on a Map
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Tropic of Cancer
23.5 ° N
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Tropic of Capricorn
23.5 ° S
Hemispheres
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Northern and Southern Hemispheres
N
Northern Hemisphere
Equator
Southern Hemisphere
S
Hemispheres
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1 country in the Northern
Hemisphere
1 country in the Southern
Hemisphere
Hemispheres
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Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Prime Meridian
Eastern Hemisphere
W
Western Hemisphere
E
Hemispheres
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1 country in the
Eastern
Hemisphere
1 country in the
Western
Hemisphere
Latitude and Longitude
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Latitude
• Also called parallels
• Lines that run
parallel to the
Equator
• Measure the
distance North and
South of the
Equator
• Not all lines are
equally spaced
Latitude and Longitude
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Longitude
• Also called
meridians
• Lines that run
parallel to the
Prime Meridian
• Measure the
distance East and
West of the Prime
Meridian
• All lines are equally
spaced
Latitude and Longitude
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Absolute Location
• The precise spot where one line of
latitude crosses one line of longitude.
Latitude and Longitude
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Always write:
• Latitude then Longitude
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Remember the “A” is first
Write N, S, E or W
• Separate them with a comma
• Example: 31° N, 110°E
Lets practice
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Argentina
• 40°S, 60°W
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Egypt
• 25°N, 30°E
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Australia
• 20°S, 120°E