Basic Map Skills Lines of Longitude run vertically (up & down). They are also called Meridians. ...

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LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE Basic Map Skills

Transcript of Basic Map Skills Lines of Longitude run vertically (up & down). They are also called Meridians. ...

Page 1: Basic Map Skills Lines of Longitude run vertically (up & down). They are also called Meridians. The Prime Meridian is found in Greenwich, England.

LONGITUDE AND LATITUDEBasic Map Skills

Page 2: Basic Map Skills Lines of Longitude run vertically (up & down). They are also called Meridians. The Prime Meridian is found in Greenwich, England.

COMPASS ROSE

Page 3: Basic Map Skills Lines of Longitude run vertically (up & down). They are also called Meridians. The Prime Meridian is found in Greenwich, England.
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LONGITUDE

Lines of Longitude run vertically (up & down).

They are also called Meridians. The Prime Meridian is found in Greenwich, England.

The Prime Meridian is 0 degrees Longitude.

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LONGITUDE

Lines of Longitude locate places East or West of the Prime Meridian.

There are 180 degrees of east Longitude, and 180 degrees of west Longitude.

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GREENWICH, ENGLAND

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LONGITUDE

Longitude Lines of

measurement east or west of the Prime Meridian

Note: There are 60 minutes in a degree and 60 seconds in a minute.

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WHAT IS LONGITUDE?

The earth is divided into two parts, or hemispheres

east and west longitude.

Y

X

180°W 180°E

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LATITUDE

What is Latitude? Lines of Latitude run horizontally (sideways)

Latitude is measured in degrees. The Equator is 0 degrees Latitude. Lines of Latitude locate places North or South of the Equator.

The North Pole is 90 degrees N Latitude, and the South Pole is 90 degrees S Latitude.

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WHAT IS LATITUDE?

North pole = 90°N South pole = 90°S Values are

expressed in terms of degrees.

Y

X

90°S

90°N

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ECUADOR

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EAST WEST, NORTH SOUTH ON THE EARTH

The N tells us we’re north of the Equator. The S tells us we’re south of the Equator.

The E tells us that we’re east of the Prime Meridian. The W tells us that we’re west of the Prime Meridian.

(N, W) (N, E)

(S, W) (S, E)

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EAST WEST, NORTH SOUTH ON THE EARTH

What would be the latitude and longitude directions in Australia using only the compass rose?

Prime Meridian ?

If you said South and East , you’re right!

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MATCH LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE

Another name for lines of

longitudeMeridians

States that border Ohio

Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia,

Kentucky

Direction that meridians run

North and SouthThe four cardinal

directions North, East,

South, West

Direction that parallels

runEast and West South Pole 90 S

Another name for lines of latitude

Parallels North Pole 90 N

Major line of latitude at 0

EquatorEquator divides

Earth into

Northern Hemisphere and

Southern Hemisphere

Major line of longitude at 0

Prime MeridianPrime Meridian

divides Earth into

Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere

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NOW YOU’RE READY TO FIND SOME LOCATIONS ON A MAP!


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