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Latitude and Longitude Notes
7.3.spi.6. Locate on a map specific lines of longitude and latitude. (i.e., Prime Meridian, International Date Line, Equator, North and South Poles, Tropics of Cancer
and Capricorn, Arctic Antarctic circles).
1) Differentiate between latitude and longitude lines
Longitude lines run north and south
Latitude lines run east and west
9 ) Draw the major lines of latitude
North Pole
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Antarctic Circle
South Pole
Major Lines- Act it out
Let’s get physical…. Body parts represent the major lines of
latitude Top of head – North Pole Ears – Arctic Circle Shoulders – Tropic of Cancer Waist – Equator Knees – Tropic of Capricorn Shins – Antarctic Circle Toes – South Pole
11) If you’re given a point……
Step 1- Put your finger on the point
Step 2- Trace your finger straight to the right or left until you reach the end of the map
Step 3- Write down this point. It is the latitude.
Step 4- Put your finger on the point again.
Step 5- Trace your finger straight up or down until you reach the end of the map
Step 6- Write down this point. It is your longitude.
Coordinates
Longitude= 100 degrees east
+
Latitude= 40 degrees north
The coordinates are 100 degrees longitude west, 40 degrees latitude north
12) If you’re given the coordinates….
Step 1- Put your finger on the longitude (across the top or bottom)
Step 2- Put another finger on the latitude (across either side)
Step 3- Move your fingers together until they meet.
What landmark is at 140 degrees west, 40 degrees north?
a) The San Francisco bridge
b) Big Ben Grandfather clock
c) A volcano
d) The Great Wall of China
Equator Latitude 0o
Latitude: (90oN to 90oS)
Latitude 23½o NorthTropic of Cancer
Latitude 23½o SouthTropic of Capricorn
Longitude 30o East
Longitude 60o East
Longitude 30o West
Longitude 60o West
Positioning on the Earth’s SurfaceEast is the direction of rotation of the Earth North Pole
South Pole
23½o 23½o
66½o 90o
900
21st June
22nd December
22nd Sept
20th March
30oE60oE90oE90oW30oW60oW
Longitude 90oEastLongitude 90o West
Prime Meridian
0o Longitude
Longitude: (180oE to 180oW)
Latitude and Longitude together enable the fixing of position on the Earth’s surface.
Globe BingoG L O B E
Word List
Equator Prime Meridian North Pole South Pole
Meridians Parallels East and West Cardinal Rose
Tropic of Cancer Antarctic Circle North and South East
Arctic Circle Tropic of Capricorn Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere
Globe BingoG L O B E
Word List
Equator Prime Meridian North Pole South Pole
Meridians Parallels East and West Cardinal Rose
Tropic of Cancer Antarctic Circle North and South East
Arctic Circle Tropic of Capricorn Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere