Latitude and Longitude

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Latitude and Longitude

• The earth is divided into lots of lines called
  latitude and longitude.

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Lines

• Longitude lines run north and south.
• Latitude lines run east and west.
• The lines measure distances in degrees.

Longitude
Latitude
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Where is 0 degree?

• The equator is 0 degree latitude.
• It is an imaginary belt that runs halfway point
  between the North Pole and the South Pole. Where
  the earth is widest.

Equator
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Where is 0 degree?

• The prime meridian is 0 degrees longitude. This
  imaginary line runs through the United Kingdom,
  France, Spain, western Africa, and Antarctica.
  Has no actual geographic significance.

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Other Important Latitudes

• Tropic of Cancer 23.5 N furthest the Northern
  hemisphere will tilt towards the sun.
• Tropic of Capricorn 23.5 S furthest the
  Southern hemisphere will tilt towards the sun.
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Hemispheres

• By using the equator and prime meridian, we can
  divide the world into four hemispheres, north,
  south, east, and west.

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Time Zones

• There are 24 time zones in the world.
• You enter into a new time zone every 15
  Longitude.
• As you move West, you lose an hour every new
  time zone.
• Always remember going to Mississippi is like
  going back in time ?
• This is true until you reach the international
  dateline, at which point you actually gain 24
  hours
• The idea behind this is to make it Noon when the
  sun is at its peak no matter where you are in the
  world.

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