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Latitude and Longitude

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Latitude lines run east/west but they measure north or south of the equator (0°) splitting the earth

into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern

Hemisphere.

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Latitude

North Pole

South Pole Lines of

latitude are numbered from 0° at the equator to 90° N.L.

at the North Pole.

Lines of

latitude are numbered from 0° at the equator to 90° S.L.

at the

South Pole.

[ ]

90 80

70 60 50

40 20 30

10

90

80 70

60 50

40 20 10 30

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Latitude

The North Pole is at 90° N

The South Pole is at 90° S

The equator is at 0°

latitude. It is neither north nor south. It is at the center between

north and south.

40° N is the 40°

line of latitude north of the equator.

40° S is the 40°

line of latitude south of the equator.

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Longitude

Lines of longitude begin

at the Prime Meridian.

60° W is the 60° line of

longitude west of the Prime Meridian.

The Prime Meridian is located at 0°. It is neither east or west

60° E is the 60° line of longitude east of the Prime

Meridian.

W E

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Longitude

Lines of longitude are numbered east from the Prime Meridian to the 180° line and west from the Prime Meridian to the 180° line.

PRIME MERIDIAN

West Longitude East Longitude

180° N

E W

S North Pole

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Prime Meridian

The Prime Meridian (0°) and the 180° line split the earth into the Western Hemisphere and Eastern

Hemisphere.

Prime Meridian

Western

Hemisphere

Eastern

Hemisphere

Places located east of the Prime Meridian have an east longitude (E) address. Places located west of the Prime Meridian have a west longitude (W) address.

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INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE 180°

• SEPARATES 2 CALENDAR DAYS.

America to Asia – gain a day Asia to America – lose a day

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By combining latitude and

longitude, any location can be

pinpointed

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A location’s coordinates

(____° N or S, ____ ° E or W)

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Application

N

W E

S

North America is in the Northern Hemisphere because it is north of the Equator. North America is in the Western

Hemisphere because it is west of the Prime Meridian.

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Fractions of a Degree

1 degree = 60 minutes or 1 minute is 1/60th of a degree

Use minutes if location is not directly on the latitude/longitude line

Written --- Degree/minute = XX° xx’ compass direction

30’ is half-way between degrees

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LONGITUDE AND TIME

• The world rotates (spins) 360° in 24 hours.

360° / 24 hours = 15° per hour

• The world has 24 time zones, each l5°

apart.

THERE IS A 1 HOUR TIME

DIFFERENCE FOR EVERY 15° OF

LONGITUDE

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Greenwich, England is the logical starting point for time zones

• The world rotates west to east

(counterclockwise), time zones to the east

are ahead of the those time zones to the

west

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ANOTHER CHEESY SAYING

• EAST INCREASE

Time is forward to all places to the east

• WEST LESS

Time is backward to all places to the

west

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East Increase – West Less (1 hr per l5°)

If it 9 p.m. at Position D, what time is it at position C?

Position B?

If it is 1 p.m. at Position X, at which location is the time 5 p.m.

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Earth rotates west to east

Solar time is based on the position of the sun

NIGHT IS FALLING ON EARTH

Look at the East Coast of the United States. The lights are already lit.

California the sun is still visible.

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This pictures shows AMERICAN CITIES at

night.

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Saguenay

Ottawa

Sept-Iles

Mexico City

Québec Montréal

St.John

Those light are Boston, New York, Philadelphia and

Washington.

Toronto

Detroit

Miami

Havana

Puerto Rico Houston

Dallas

It’s still daylight in California

Thunder Bay

Port-au-Prince

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NIGHT IS FALLING ON EARTH.

Look at Paris and Barcelona, the lights are already lit, meanwhile in London, Lisbon and

Madrid the sun is still visible.

Looking south, we can see the islands in the middle of the ocean.

We have a perfect view of the British Islands,

Iceland and Canada.

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France Spain

AFRICA

Italy England

Iceland

Atlantic Ocean

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