Latitude and Longitude Notes
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Latitude and Longitude Notes
7.3.spi.6. Locate on a map specific lines of longitude and latitude. (i.e., Prime Meridian, International Date Line, Equator, North and South Poles, Tropics of Cancer
and Capricorn, Arctic Antarctic circles).
1) Differentiate between latitude and longitude lines
Longitude lines run north and south Latitude lines run east and west
2) What is a hemisphere? List four. A TERM FOR HALF OF
THE GLOBE North, south, east,
and west
3) How can locations be expressed? As coordinates (where latitude and longitude
meet
4) Define equator. The line of 0 degrees latitude
5) Define prime meridian. The line of 0 degrees longitude
6) Draw the 4 hemispheres.
7) Draw a globe with latitude lines ONLY.
8) Draw a globe with longitude lines ONLY.
9 ) Draw the major lines of latitude North Pole Arctic Circle Tropic of Cancer Equator Tropic of Capricorn Antarctic Circle South Pole
Major Lines- Act it out Let’s get physical….
Body parts represent the major lines of latitude Top of head – North Pole Ears – Arctic Circle Shoulders – Tropic of Cancer Waist – Equator Knees – Tropic of Capricorn Shins – Antarctic Circle Toes – South Pole
10) Draw the compass rose on your paper
11) If you’re given a point……
11) If you’re given a point…… Step 1- Put your finger on the point Step 2- Trace your finger straight to the right or
left until you reach the end of the map Step 3- Write down this point. It is the latitude. Step 4- Put your finger on the point again. Step 5- Trace your finger straight up or down until
you reach the end of the map Step 6- Write down this point. It is your longitude.
11) How to get coordinates
Latitude+
Longitude Coordinates
Find the coordinates of the mountains.
Coordinates Longitude= 100 degrees east
+ Latitude= 40 degrees north
The coordinates are 100 degrees longitude west, 40 degrees latitude north
12) If you’re given the coordinates…. Step 1- Put your finger on the longitude (across
the top or bottom) Step 2- Put another finger on the latitude (across
either side) Step 3- Move your fingers together until they
meet.
What landmark is at 140 degrees west, 40 degrees north?
What landmark is at 140 degrees west, 40 degrees north?
a) The San Francisco bridgeb) Big Ben Grandfather clockc) A volcanod) The Great Wall of China
The answer is……..d) The Great Wall of China
Equator Latitude 0o
Latitude: (90oN to 90oS)
Latitude 23½o NorthTropic of Cancer
Latitude 23½o SouthTropic of Capricorn
Longitude 30o East
Longitude 60o East
Longitude 30o West
Longitude 60o West
Positioning on the Earth’s SurfaceEast is the direction of rotation of the Earth North Pole
South Pole
23½o 23½o
66½o 90o
900
21st June
22nd December
22nd Sept20th March
30oE60oE90oE90oW30oW60oW
Longitude 90oEastLongitude 90o West
Prime Meridian0o Longitude
Longitude: (180oE to 180oW)
Latitude and Longitude together enable the fixing of position on the Earth’s surface.
Globe BingoG L O B E
Word List Equator Prime Meridian North Pole South Pole
Meridians Parallels East and West Cardinal RoseTropic of Cancer Antarctic Circle North and South East
Arctic Circle Tropic of Capricorn Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Globe BingoG L O B E
Word List Equator Prime Meridian North Pole South Pole
Meridians Parallels East and West Cardinal RoseTropic of Cancer Antarctic Circle North and South East
Arctic Circle Tropic of Capricorn Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Let’s Try It Together!