Geography Latitude and Longitude Solutions

Latitude lines Run East to West Parallel to the Equator Measures degrees North or South of the Equator

Longitude lines Run North to South from North Pole to South Pole. Measures degrees East or West of the Prime Meridian.

Fill in the Blank 1. Lines of latitude are drawn in a(n) _____________________ direction. East -to- West East -to- West 2. Lines of longitude are drawn in a(n) _____________________ direction. North -to- South North -to- South 3. The intersection of Longitude and Latitude lines help us find the exact or absolute _________________ of places. location location 4. Lines of latitude measure distance North and South of the ______________. Equator Equator

Fill in the Blank 5. Lines of latitude are also known as __________________. parallels parallels 6. Lines of longitude are also called ________________. meridians meridians 7. Longitude lines measure distance East and West of the ___________________. Prime Meridian Prime Meridian 8. Longitude and Latitude lines measure distances in ______________. degrees degrees

Fill in the Blank 9. Degrees are further divided into _____________. minutes minutes 10. The symbol for degrees is ______. The symbol for minutes is ______. Degrees  Minutes Degrees  Minutes (36  3 North, -80  23 West ) where is this? (36  3 North, -80  23 West ) where is this? 11. The equator divides the planet into ________ and ________ hemispheres. North and South North and South 12. The different ways of presenting a round Earth on flat maps are called ______ ____________. Map projections Map projections

Map Projections Two dimensional maps are made by placing a light inside of a globe and projecting the different continents, islands, and other features onto a flat screen. What the projection looks like depends on where you place the screen.

Map Projections

Fill in the Blank 13. __________ projections are designed as if a ________ has been placed over the globe. It retains almost _______ __________ and________ of land masses. Conic Conic cone cone true shapes true shapes sizes sizes

Conic Projection produces a fan shaped map

Fill in the Blank 14. _____________ maps are those that appear to touch the globe at one point such as the North or South Pole. They show true ___________ but _________ shapes. Flat-plane Flat-plane area area shapes shapes

Flat-plane Projection

Fill in the Blank 15. The shortest distance between any two places is called the _________ _________ __________. This is not a straight line on a flat map because the world is ____________. great circle route great circle route round round

Fill in the Blank 16. Define: compass rose. A directional indicator on maps that has arrows pointing in all four principal, or cardinal, directions. A directional indicator on maps that has arrows pointing in all four principal, or cardinal, directions. NOTE: North is not always “up”. NOTE: North is not always “up”.

Fill in the Blank 17. Define: Contiguous. Means connecting or bordering and is often used to refer to the “lower” 48 states as the “contiguous United States”. Means connecting or bordering and is often used to refer to the “lower” 48 states as the “contiguous United States”.

Matching (Latitude or Longitude) The Equator Latitude They run from the North to the South Pole Longitude They are not all the same size Latitude Latitude They are all the same size Longitude Longitude They are labeled as either East or West Longitude Longitude

Matching (Latitude or Longitude) They are labeled as either North or South Latitude Latitude Prime Meridian Longitude Longitude They are all parallel to each other Latitude Latitude They only go up to 90° Latitude LatitudeGreenwich Longitude Longitude

Short Answer (complete sentences)  You travel to 90° North Latitude. Where are you? I am at the North Pole. I am at the North Pole.  Name one country you will pass through if you travel along the Prime Meridian. I will pass through England. I will pass through England.