Latitude and Longitude

Adapted from: http://www.slideshare.net/smcluckie/longitude-and-

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Map of the World

The Equator and Prime Meridian

The Prime Meridian runs north and south

It’s 0° longitude

It also separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

The Western Hemisphere is west

of the Prime Meridian.

The Eastern Hemisphere is east

of the Prime Meridian.

Longitude measures how far east or west a location is from the Prime

Meridian.

Time zones are created by using 15° increments (= 24 time zones)

Japan is located at 140 degrees east of the Prime Meridian.

What ocean is located at 40 degrees west longitude?

The Equator is 0° Latitude

The Equator runs east and west.

The Equator runs east and west.

The Northern Hemisphere is north

of the Equator.

The Southern Hemisphere is south

of the Equator.

Latitude measures how far north or south a location is from the Equator.

Tropic of Cancer is 20° north of the equatorTropic of Capricorn is 20° south of the

equator

Tropic of Tropic of CancerCancerTropic of Tropic of CapricornCapricorn

Mexico is located at 20 degrees north latitude of the Equator.

Antarctica is located at 80 degrees south latitude of the Equator.

The closer a place is to the equator (less latitude) the less it is affected by

seasons

How can I find a location using longitude and latitude?

Start with directions: 60 N, 160 W

Which continent is located at 20 S, 20 E

AfricaAfrica

Which ocean is located at 40 S, 140 W

Pacific Pacific OceanOcean

Which continent is located at 50 N, 100 W

North AmericaNorth America

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