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Latitude and Longitude 201617

Latitude and longitude are used to pinpoint locations on Earth. Latitude lines run east to west and measure locations as degrees north and south of the equator, dividing the planet into northern and southern hemispheres. Longitude lines begin at the Prime Meridian and measure degrees east and west, splitting Earth into western and eastern hemispheres. Together, a location's latitude and longitude coordinates provide a unique position. Time zones, which differ by one hour every 15 degrees of longitude, also demonstrate how Earth's rotation affects local time in different places.

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Latitude and Longitude 201617

Latitude and longitude are used to pinpoint locations on Earth. Latitude lines run east to west and measure locations as degrees north and south of the equator, dividing the planet into northern and southern hemispheres. Longitude lines begin at the Prime Meridian and measure degrees east and west, splitting Earth into western and eastern hemispheres. Together, a location's latitude and longitude coordinates provide a unique position. Time zones, which differ by one hour every 15 degrees of longitude, also demonstrate how Earth's rotation affects local time in different places.

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9/16/16

Latitude and Longitude

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
90

Lines of
latitude are
numbered
from 0 at
the equator
to 90 N.L.
at the North
Pole.

80

70

60
50
40
30
20
10

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90

South Pole

Lines of
latitude are
numbered
from 0 at
the equator
to 90 S.L.
at the
South Pole.

Latitude
The North Pole
is at 90 N

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.

The South Pole


is at 90 S

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 E is the
60 line of
longitude
east of the
E Prime
Meridian.

60 W is the
60 line of
longitude west
of the Prime
W
Meridian.

The Prime Meridian is located at 0. It is


neither east or west

180

East Longitude

West Longitude

North Pole

Longitude

PRIME MERIDIAN

Lines of longitude are numbered east from the


Prime Meridian to the 180 line and west from
the Prime Meridian to the 180 line.

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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
Hemisphere

Eastern

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.

By combining latitude and


longitude, any location can be
pinpointed

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A location s coordinates
(____ N or S, ____ E or W)

Application
N

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

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

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.

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.

Saguenay
Thunder Bay

Sept-Iles
St.John

Toronto
Ottawa

Its still daylight


in California

Qubec
Montral

Detroit

Those light are Boston, New


York, Philadelphia and
Washington.

Dallas
Houston
Mexico
City

Miami

Havana

Puerto Rico

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.

Iceland

England

Atlantic
France

Ocean
Spain

Italy

AFRICA

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