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• Latitude/Longitude Pg. 8• World Map Pg. 9

Latitude/Longitude Pg. 8

One of the Greeks’ primary contributions to oceanography and seafaring is the latitude/longitude system.

Latitude lines run east-west Longitude lines run north-south.

They are numbered in degrees, then minutes and seconds like time. (1degree=1/360 of earth)

Latitude Lines

Longitude Lines

Pg 8 Latitude/Longitude Map• Attach the Latitude/longitude map and use it to

answer these analysis questions.Analysis Questions:1. What is the latitude and longitude of these

points?A EB FC GD H

2. Explain the steps you took to find the answers to question #1.

• Do your summary on the back of your warm-up sheet.

• Work on Latitude and Longitude worksheet. What is not finished is homework.