Map SkillsMap Skills

Latitude and LongitudeLatitude and Longitude

LatitudeLatitude

Equator Equator • An imaginary line that goes An imaginary line that goes

around the middle of the Earth around the middle of the Earth at its widest point.at its widest point.

Divides the Earth into 2 Divides the Earth into 2 hemisphereshemispheres• Northern and SouthernNorthern and Southern• Hemisphere = half a round Hemisphere = half a round

objectobject ““Hemi” = halfHemi” = half ““Sphere” = round objectSphere” = round object

Northern Hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

Just for fun . . . Just for fun . . .

The Corollas effect – The Corollas effect –

• Water will go straight Water will go straight

down at the Equatordown at the Equator

• North of the Equator - North of the Equator - clockwise clockwise

• South of the Equator - South of the Equator - counter clockwisecounter clockwise

LatitudeLatitude

Lines of latitude run parallel to the equator and to Lines of latitude run parallel to the equator and to each othereach other. . • They lay on top of each other.They lay on top of each other.• There is equal distance between lines.There is equal distance between lines.

Parallel = another name for a latitudeParallel = another name for a latitude..

LatitudeLatitude MEASURE = North to South of the MEASURE = North to South of the

Equator. Equator.

RUN = East to West around the RUN = East to West around the globe.globe.

Equator = 0ºEquator = 0º North and South Poles = 90ºNorth and South Poles = 90º

Tropic of Cancer = 23ºN approx.Tropic of Cancer = 23ºN approx. Tropic of Capricorn = 23ºS approx.Tropic of Capricorn = 23ºS approx.

• Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn form the border of the Capricorn form the border of the tropical zonetropical zone..

LongitudeLongitude

Prime Meridian Prime Meridian • Longest line of longitudeLongest line of longitude• Passes through Passes through

Greenwich, England at 0º Greenwich, England at 0º longitudelongitude

Divides the Earth into Divides the Earth into the Eastern and the Eastern and Western HemisphereWestern Hemisphere

Western

Hemisphere

Eastern

Hemisphere

LongitudeLongitude Lines of longitude DO NOT run Lines of longitude DO NOT run

parallel to each other.parallel to each other.• What does???What does???

Meridian = another name for Meridian = another name for longitudelongitude

MEASURES = East and West of the MEASURES = East and West of the Prime MeridianPrime Meridian

RUNS = North and South around RUNS = North and South around the globethe globe

What do you notice What do you notice about the lines at about the lines at the center of the the center of the circle?circle?

What do you notice What do you notice about the lines about the lines near the North and near the North and South Poles?South Poles?

Special Lines of Latitude and LongitudeSpecial Lines of Latitude and Longitude

1.1. Arctic CircleArctic Circle

2.2. Tropic of CancerTropic of Cancer

3.3. EquatorEquator

4.4. Tropic of CapricornTropic of Capricorn

5.5. Prime MeridianPrime Meridian

6.6. Antarctic CircleAntarctic Circle

Hemisphere Practice!Hemisphere Practice!

1.1. In which two hemispheres is the United States In which two hemispheres is the United States located?located?

2.2. What is the line that divides the Northern and What is the line that divides the Northern and Southern Hemisphere?Southern Hemisphere?

3.3. In which two hemispheres is Australia located?In which two hemispheres is Australia located?

4.4. Which ocean is not found in the Western Which ocean is not found in the Western Hemisphere?Hemisphere?

5.5. Which hemisphere is the only one which Which hemisphere is the only one which Antarctica is not found?Antarctica is not found?