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Latitude and Longitude - Kettering City School District PDF

40 Pages·2009·0.53 MB·English
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Latitude and Longitude Finding your location throughout the world! What is Latitude? • Latitude is defined as a measurement of distance in degrees north and south of the equator • The word latitude is derived from the Latin word, “latus”, meaning “wide.” What is Latitude • There are 90 degrees of latitude from the equator to each of the poles, north and south. • Latitude lines are parallel, that is they are the same distance apart • These lines are sometimes refered to as parallels. The Equator • The equator is the longest of all lines of latitude • It divides the earth in half and is measured as 0° (Zero degrees). North and South Latitudes • Positions on latitude lines above the equator are called “north” and are in the northern hemisphere. • Positions on latitude lines below the equator are called “south” and are in the southern hemisphere. Let’s take a quiz Pull out your white boards Lines of latitude are ______P_a_ra_ll_e_l ___ to the equator There are ____9_0_____ degrees of latitude north and south of the equator. The equator is ___________ 0 degrees. Another name for latitude lines is ____P_a_ra_ll_el_s _____.

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Yes I know what Longitude Latitude mean. Latitude is the angular distance measured in degrees. It tells how far from the equator anyplace happens to be.
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