And Their Affects on Temperature
Latitude and Longitude are imaginary lines that we use to
identify places on a map or a globe.
Parallels of Latitude
• Latitude measures angular distance North or South of the
Earth’s Equator, in degrees, minutes, and seconds.
• Latitude is represented by horizontal lines on a map.
• The Earth’s Equator is zero (0°) degrees latitude, the North
Pole is 90 degrees North latitude, and the South Pole is 90
degrees South latitude.
North Pole: 90° North
Other parallels of latitude
Equator: 0°
• The lines that run across the grid -- the flat lines -- are
lines of latitude. The Equator is an example of a line
of latitude.
• The Equator is the latitude line that divides Earth into
two hemispheres, the northern hemisphere and the
southern hemisphere.
• The Equator is the 0 point of latitude.
• Since it’s the region of Earth that receives the most sunlight, the
climate near the equator is hot – it’s summer all the time. People
who live near the equator will generally distinguish between a
long hot dry season and a long hot wet season. Some of the
countries with the equator include Gabon, Congo, Uganda,
Kenya, Somalia, Indonesia, Ecuador, Columbia, and Brazil
• The lines that run up and down on the grid -- the tall
lines -- are lines of longitude. The lines of longitude
are also called meridians. The Prime Meridian, which
passes through Greenwich, England, is the longitude
line that divides Earth into two hemispheres, the
eastern hemisphere and the western hemisphere. The
Prime Meridian is the 0 point of longitude.
Elevation is:
The height of something,
measured from Sea level.