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LATTITUDE AND LONGITUDELATTITUDE AND LONGITUDE
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PROJECT : longitude and latitudePROJECT : longitude and latitude
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CONTENTCONTENT
GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOCATIONGEOGRAPHICAL ALLOCATIONALLOCATION OF LATTITUDEALLOCATION OF LATTITUDEALLOCATON OF LONGITUDEALLOCATON OF LONGITUDEPRIME MERIDIANPRIME MERIDIANINTERNATIONAL DATE LINE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE APPLICATIONAPPLICATIONLONGITUDE AND TIMELONGITUDE AND TIMEGMT CONCEPTGMT CONCEPTEAST INCREASEEAST INCREASEEARTH ROTATIONEARTH ROTATION
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Latitude and LongitudeLatitude and Longitude
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Latitude lines run east/west but they measure Latitude lines run east/west but they measure north or south of the equator (0°) north or south of the equator (0°) splitting the earth splitting the earth
into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.Hemisphere.
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Latitude Latitude
North PoleNorth Pole
South Pole South Pole
Lines of Lines of latitude latitude are are numbered numbered from 0from 0° at ° at the the equator to equator to 90° N.L. at 90° N.L. at the North the North Pole.Pole.
Lines of Lines of latitude are latitude are numbered numbered from 0from 0° at ° at the equator the equator to 90° S.L. to 90° S.L. at the at the South Pole.South Pole.
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LatitudeLatitude
The North Pole The North Pole is at 90is at 90° N° N
The South Pole The South Pole is at 90is at 90° S° S
The equator The equator is at 0is at 0° ° latitude. It latitude. It is neither is neither north nor north nor south. It is south. It is at the center at the center between between north and north and south.south.
4040° N is the 40° ° N is the 40° line of latitude line of latitude north of the north of the equator.equator.
40° S is the 40° 40° S is the 40° line of latitude line of latitude south of the south of the equator.equator.
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LongitudeLongitude Lines of longitude begin Lines of longitude begin
at the Prime Meridian at the Prime Meridian. .
6060° W is the ° W is the 60° line of 60° line of longitude west longitude west of the Prime of the Prime Meridian.Meridian.
The Prime Meridian is located at 0°. It is The Prime Meridian is located at 0°. It is neither east or west neither east or west
6060° E is the ° E is the 60° line of 60° line of longitude longitude east of the east of the Prime Prime Meridian.Meridian.
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LongitudeLongitude
Lines of longitude are numbered east from the Lines of longitude are numbered east from the Prime Meridian to the 180Prime Meridian to the 180° line and west from ° line and west from the Prime Meridian to the 180° line.the Prime Meridian to the 180° line.
PRIME MERIDIANPRIME MERIDIAN
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North PoleNorth Pole
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Prime MeridianPrime MeridianThe Prime Meridian (0The Prime Meridian (0°) and the 180° line split the °) and the 180° line split the earth into the Western Hemisphere and Eastern earth into the Western Hemisphere and Eastern
Hemisphere.Hemisphere.
Prime MeridianPrime Meridian
Western Western HemispheHemispherere
Eastern Eastern Hemisphere Hemisphere
Places located east of the Prime Meridian have an east Places located east of the Prime Meridian have an east longitude (E) address. Places located west of the Prime longitude (E) address. Places located west of the Prime Meridian have a west longitude (W) address.Meridian have a west longitude (W) address.
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INTERNATIONAL DATE LINEINTERNATIONAL DATE LINE180°180°
SEPARATES 2 CALENDAR DAYS.SEPARATES 2 CALENDAR DAYS.
America to Asia – gain a dayAmerica to Asia – gain a dayAsia to America – lose a dayAsia to America – lose a day
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By combining latitude and By combining latitude and longitude, any location can be longitude, any location can be
pinpointedpinpointed
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A location’s coordinatesA location’s coordinates(____° N or S, ____ ° E or W)(____° N or S, ____ ° E or W)
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ApplicationApplicationNN
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SS North America is in the Northern Hemisphere because it is North America is in the Northern Hemisphere because it is
north of the Equator. North America is in the Western north of the Equator. North America is in the Western Hemisphere because it is west of the Prime Meridian. Hemisphere because it is west of the Prime Meridian.
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Fractions of a DegreeFractions of a Degree1 degree = 60 minutes or 1 minute is 1/601 degree = 60 minutes or 1 minute is 1/60thth of a degree of a degreeUse minutes if location is not directly on the latitude/longitude lineUse minutes if location is not directly on the latitude/longitude lineWritten ----- Degree/minute = XX° xx’ compass directionWritten ----- Degree/minute = XX° xx’ compass direction
30’ is half-way 30’ is half-way between degreesbetween degrees
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LONGITUDE AND TIMELONGITUDE AND TIME
The world rotates (spins) 360° in 24 hours.The world rotates (spins) 360° in 24 hours.
360° / 24 hours = 15° per hour360° / 24 hours = 15° per hour
The world has 24 time zones, each l5° The world has 24 time zones, each l5° apart. apart.
THERE IS A 1 HOUR TIME THERE IS A 1 HOUR TIME DIFFERENCE FOR EVERY 15° OF DIFFERENCE FOR EVERY 15° OF LONGITUDELONGITUDE
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Greenwich, England is the logical Greenwich, England is the logical starting point for time zonesstarting point for time zones
The world rotates west to east The world rotates west to east (counterclockwise), time zones to the east (counterclockwise), time zones to the east are ahead of the those time zones to the are ahead of the those time zones to the westwest
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ANOTHER CHEESY SAYINGANOTHER CHEESY SAYING
EAST INCREASEEAST INCREASE
Time is forward to all places to the east Time is forward to all places to the east
WEST LESSWEST LESS
Time is backward to all places to the Time is backward to all places to the westwest
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East Increase – West LessEast Increase – West Less(1 hr per l5°)(1 hr per l5°)
If it 9 p.m. at Position D, what time is it at position C? If it 9 p.m. at Position D, what time is it at position C? Position B?Position B?
If it is 1 p.m. at Position X, at which location is the time 5 If it is 1 p.m. at Position X, at which location is the time 5 p.m.p.m.
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Earth rotates west to east Earth rotates west to east Solar time is based on the position Solar time is based on the position
of the sunof the sunNIGHT IS FALLING ON EARTHNIGHT IS FALLING ON EARTH
Look at the East Coast of the United Look at the East Coast of the United States. The lights are already lit.States. The lights are already lit.
California the sun is still visible.California the sun is still visible.
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This pictures shows This pictures shows AMERICAN CITIES at AMERICAN CITIES at
night.night.
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SaguenaySaguenay
OttawaOttawa
Sept-IlesSept-Iles
Mexico Mexico CityCity
QuébecQuébec
MontréalMontréal
St.JohnSt.John
Those light are Boston, New Those light are Boston, New York, Philadelphia and York, Philadelphia and Washington.Washington.
TorontoToronto
DetroitDetroit
MiamiMiami
HavanaHavana
Puerto RicoPuerto RicoHoustonHouston
DallasDallas
It’s still daylight It’s still daylight in California in California
Thunder BayThunder Bay
Port-au-PrincePort-au-Prince
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NIGHT IS FALLING ON EARTH.NIGHT IS FALLING ON EARTH.
Look at Paris and Barcelona, the lights are Look at Paris and Barcelona, the lights are already lit, meanwhile in London, Lisbon and already lit, meanwhile in London, Lisbon and
Madrid the sun is still visible. Madrid the sun is still visible.
Looking south, we can see the islands in the Looking south, we can see the islands in the middle of the ocean. middle of the ocean.
We have a perfect view of the British Islands, We have a perfect view of the British Islands, Iceland and Canada. Iceland and Canada.
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FranceFrance
SpainSpain
AFRICAAFRICA
ItalyItaly
EnglandEnglandIcelandIceland
AtlanticAtlantic
OceanOcean