DETERMINING LOCATION
DEFINE THE FOLLOWING TERMS:
o
Hemisphere
o
Latitude
o
Equator
o
Longitude
o
Prime Meridian
Equator:
Prime Meridian:
Measures at 0 degrees
latitude. This imaginary line
cuts the earth in half.
North latitude and South
latitude.
Measures at 0 degrees
longitude. This imaginary
line cuts the earth in half.
West longitude and East
longitude.
HEMISPHERE:
A half of a sphere. Most
places can be located in
two of the four
hemispheres.
Latitude: imaginary lines
that circle the earth parallel
to the equator. They
measure the distance north
or south of the equator.
Anything above the
equator are called north
latitude and anything below
the equator are called
south latitude. Lines of
latitude are referred to as
parallels.
DEFINTIONS
Longitude: imaginary lines
that measure the distance
east or west of the prime
meridian. Anything left of
the prime meridian are call
west longitude and
anything right of the prime
meridian are called east
longitude. Lines of
longitude are referred to as
meridians.
*****EVERY LOCATION
ON A MAP HAS A
GLOBAL ADDRESS OR
ABSOLUTE LOCATION.
THE LATITUDE AND
LONGITUDE LINES THAT
CROSS GIVE THAT
LOCATION*****
Practice
time……….
SEE IF YOU CAN GIVE THE
ABSOLUTE LOCATION OF THE
FOLLOWING PLACES:
1.
Houston, Texas
2.
Madrid, Spain
3.
La Paz, Bolivia
4.
Cairo, Egypt
5.
Sydney, Australia
6.
Baghdad, Iraq
7.
Tripoli, Libya
8.
Tokoyo, Japan
9.
Moscow, Russia
10. Havana,
Cuba
4 HEMISPHERES:

Northern

Southern

Eastern

Western
Hemisphere
Northern
Southern
Eastern
Western
Continents
*continents will appear in more
than one hemisphere*
Now find their Relative Location using the four hemispheres:
1. Tokoyo, Japan
2. Houston, Texas
3. Madrid, Spain
4. La Paz, Bolivia
5. Cairo, Egypt
6. Sydney, Australia
7. Baghdad, Iraq
8. Tripoli, Libya
9. Moscow, Russia
10.Havana, Cuba