finding your way in the world. latitude lines are imaginary lines that run east/west (horizontally)...
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Finding your way in the world
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Latitude lines are imaginary lines that run EAST/WEST (horizontally) around the earth's surface. Think of latitude like the rungs of a ladder (ladder sounds a lot like latitude). Think LATITUDE FATITUDE
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Latitude lines run completely around the earth’s surface in a horizontal direction. Latitude lines measure how far NORTH or SOUTH a place is from the equator.
The Equator = 0°
E Q U A T O R
Start here
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Longitude lines run from pole to pole around the globe and tell you your distance east or west from the Prime Meridian.
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It is approximately 70 miles between two latitude lines.
For more accuracy in location, degrees can be divided into smaller parts.
One degree = 60 minutes (') and one minute = 60 seconds (").
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How do I use
latitude and
longitude?
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To find a latitude line such as 60 degrees north latitude, you must do three things:
1. Go to your starting line (the Equator).
2. Determine which direction (north or south).
3. Determine the distance in degrees you must go (60).
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To find a longitude line such as 40 degrees east longitude, you must do three things:
1. Go to your starting line (the Prime Meridian).
2. Determine which direction (east or west).
3. Determine the distance in degrees you must go (40).
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The intersection of two lines is the exact (absolute) location of a particular place on the earth's surface (shown by the red "X" on the map found on the next slide.
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Your Turn!
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