Lines of Latitude +
Longitude
Lines of Latitude
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Run east to west on the globe
Starting point is at the equator (0
degrees latitude)
Divide the world into two halvesnorthern hemisphere and
southern hemisphere
Lines of Longitude
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Run north to south on the globe
Starting point is the prime
meridian (o degrees longitude)
which runs through Greenwich,
England
Divide the world into two halves:
the western hemisphere and the
eastern hemisphere
How are they named?
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Given degrees- like a thermometer
Eg. latitude- 60 degrees N
Each degree is divided into 60 minutes
Eg. latitude- 60 degrees, 35 seconds N
The degrees and seconds describe how
far away a point on the map is away
from the latitude and longitude starting
points (0 degrees)
Seconds are named when you are in
between 2 degrees
Naming lines on latitude
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Traveling north of the equator the
lines of latitude increases from 0- 90
degrees north (N)
Traveling south of the equator the
lines of latitude increases from 0 –
90 degrees south (S)
Eg. St. John’s NFLD is at 47 degrees
35 seconds N
Naming lines of longitude
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Traveling east of the prime meridian
the lines of longitude increase from
0- 180 degrees east (E)
Traveling west of the prime meridian
the lines of longitude increase from
0- 180 degrees west (W)
Eg. St. John’s NFLD is at 52 degrees
40 seconds W
Putting it all together…
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When describing the location of a
place you combine the latitude and
longitude points to make a set of
coordinates
Eg. St. John’s has a set of
coordinates of 45 degrees 35’ N, 52
degrees 40’ W
Absolute Location
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Refers to a specific point on a map
Described by a set of latitude and
longitude coordinates
Relative Location
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General location on a map
Described in terms of distance,
direction or time from another place
Eg. Annapolis is 25 minutes from
Digby