Transcript Latitude and Longitude

Latitude and Longitude
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Latitude Lines
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Lines of latitude are called parallels.
They run east and west.
The equator is at 0 degrees latitude.
“The Flat Lines are the Lat Lines”
Longitude Lines
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Lines of longitude are called meridians.
They run north and south.
The Prime Meridian is at 0 degrees
longitude.
“LONG-itude”
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(Latitude, Longitude)
15 N, 30 E
45 N, -30 W
-30 S, 60 E
0, 60 N
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NORTH
WEST
EAST
SOUTH
Lateral Movement
Lines of Latitude
The Long Lines
Lines of Longitude
Hemispheres
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The earth is a sphere.
The equator cuts the earth in half creating
the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Hemispheres
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The Prime Meridian cuts the earth in half
vertically creating the Eastern and
Western Hemispheres.
Continents- large land masses on Earth
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“To learn the seven continents
think of the letter A and when you're
down to only one an E will save the day”.
North America, South America, Asia,
Africa, Australia, Antarctica, and Europe.
Five Oceans- bodies of water
that cover large areas of Earth.
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Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Artic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Continents & Oceans
Continents
Earth’s Oceans
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