Latitude and LongitudeLatitude and Longitude

What types of lines are What types of lines are these?these?

Listen to find out…Listen to find out…

Latitude LinesLatitude Lines Lines of latitude are called parallels.Lines of latitude are called parallels. They run east and west.They run east and west. The equator is at 0 degrees latitude.The equator is at 0 degrees latitude.

“The Flat Lines are the Lat Lines”

Longitude LinesLongitude Lines Lines of longitude are called Lines of longitude are called

meridians.meridians. They run north and south.They run north and south. The Prime Meridian is at 0 degrees The Prime Meridian is at 0 degrees

longitude.longitude. “LONG-itude”

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Now Lets PracticeNow Lets Practice

(Latitude, Longitude)

15 N, 30 E

45 N, -30 W

-30 S, 60 E

0, 60 N

Find the location of Timbuktu

Which Way is Up?Which Way is Up?

NORTH

SOUTH

WEST EAST

Lateral MovementLateral Movement

Lines of LatitudeLines of Latitude

The Long LinesThe Long Lines

Lines of LongitudeLines of Longitude

HemispheresHemispheres The earth is a sphere.The earth is a sphere. The equator cuts the earth in half The equator cuts the earth in half

creating the Northern and Southern creating the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Hemispheres.

HemispheresHemispheres The Prime Meridian cuts the earth in The Prime Meridian cuts the earth in

half vertically creating the Eastern half vertically creating the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. and Western Hemispheres.

ContinentsContinents- - large land masses on large land masses on

EarthEarth ““To learn the seven continentsTo learn the seven continents

think of the letter A and when you're think of the letter A and when you're down to only one an E will save the down to only one an E will save the day”.day”.

North America, South America, Asia, North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, and Africa, Australia, Antarctica, and Europe.Europe.

Five Oceans- Five Oceans- bodies of bodies of water that cover large areas of water that cover large areas of

Earth.Earth. Pacific OceanPacific Ocean Atlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Indian Ocean Artic Ocean Artic Ocean Southern OceanSouthern Ocean

ContinentsContinents & Oceans& Oceans

Continents

Earth’s Oceans

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