Latitude and Longitude Notes

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Latitude and Longitude Notes
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Lines of Latitude

• Measure distances North and South from the
  Equator (the higher the latitude, the further
  from the equator)
• Run East and West
• The Equator is the largest line of latitude
  (decrease in size as they near the poles)
• Called parallels because they never touch

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Lines of Longitude

• Measure distances East and West from the Prime
  Meridian
• prime means starting point
• meridian means middle because every line of
  longitude divides the earth in ½
• Run North and South

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Lines of Longitude (cont.)

• Touch at the North and South Poles
• The Prime Meridian is also called the Greenwich
  Meridian because it passes through Greenwich,
  England (near London)
• The International Date Line is located directly
  across from the Prime Meridian

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Greenwich Observatory
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The Prime Meridian
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Important Measurements

• Equator 0
• North Pole 90º N
• South Pole 90º S
• Prime Meridian 0º
• International Date Line 180º

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Important Measurements (cont.)

• Tropic of Cancer 23.5º N
• Tropic of Capricorn 23.5º S
• Arctic Circle 66.5º N
• Antarctic Circle 66.5º S

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Practice

• Name the measurements of
• Equator
• Tropic of Cancer
• South Pole
• Prime Meridian
• International Date Line

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Practice

• Lines of latitude measure how far ______ and
  ______ a place is from the ______.
• Lines of longitude measure how far ______ and
  _____ a place is from the _________.

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More Practice

• Lines of _____ are all the same size.
• Lines of _____ are also called parallels.
• Lines of longitude touch at the ____ and ______.