LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

Finding your place in this world….

Latitude

The set of lines crossing the Earth’s surface

horizontally, Circling east and west.

Each line of latitude is always an equal distance from

the next.

They are also known as parallels. All latitude lines are

parallel to each other.

USING LATITUDE

Lines of latitude are numbered based on how far north or south they are from an imaginary line called the equator

This line circles the Earth exactly halfway between the NP and SP.

The equator’s latitude degree is 00

. There are 90 degrees between it and each of the poles.

Area between the equator and NP is “north” latitude (22

0

N)

Area between the equator and SP is “south” latitude (22

0

S)

Longitude

A set of lines that run vertically along Earth’s

surface from the North Pole to the South Pole

Lines of longitude are numbered based on how

far east or west they are from another imaginary

line.

This line is called the Prime Meridian.

Prime Meridian’s longitude degree is 00

.

There are 1800

of longitude east of the PM and

1800

degrees west of it.

Area east of the PM is known as “east” longitude.

(1200

E)

Area west of the PM is known as “west” longitude.

(1200

W)

GLOBAL GRID When lines of latitude and longitude cross a grid is

formed. The grid is used to located certain places

on earth

DIRECTION

The other part needed to locate places on

Earth is direction.

Cardinal directions are: north, south, east,

and west.

Intermediate directions are: northeast,

southeast, northwest, and southwest. They

are located midway between the cardinal

directions.

PRIME MERIDIAN & INTERNATIONAL

DATE LINE

The prime meridian does not circle the globe as

the equator does.

The PM runs from the NP to SP

At 1800

on the other side of the globe the

meridian is called the international date line.

HEMISPHERES

The earth can be divided into halves. Each of these

halves is called a hemisphere.

HEMISPHERES AT THE EQUATOR

The ½ north of the

equator is called the

northern hemisphere

The ½ south of the

equator is called the

southern hemisphere

HEMISPHERES AT PRIME MERIDIAN AND

INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE

Earth can also be divided into hemispheres at

the circle formed by the prime meridian and

International date line

The ½ east of the prime meridian is called the

eastern hemisphere.

The ½ west of the prime meridian is called the

western hemisphere.

LATITUDE & LONGITUDE

Where in the world has she been?

Can you

find

these

places on

the map?

Maddox Jolie-Pitt born in

Cambodia.

N-11 E 104

Zahara Jolie-Pitt born in

Ethiopia.

N 9 E38

Shiloh Jolie-Pitt born in Namibia.

S 22 E 14

Pax Jolie-Pitt born in Vietnam.

N 10 E 106

Vivienne and Knox Jolie-Pitt born in

France.

N 43 E 7

Now,

what is your

latitude & longitude?