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15 ° N, 80 ° E India

32 ° S, 20 ° E South Africa

40 ° N, 5 ° W Spain

20 ° N, 158 ° W Hawaii

25 ° N, 80 ° W Florida

30 ° N, 105 ° E China

45 ° N, 35 ° W Atlantic Ocean

40 ° S, 72 ° W Argentina

22 ° S, 40 ° E Madagascar

29 ° N, 29 ° E Egypt

60 ° N, 65 ° E Russia

40 ° S, 170 ° E New Zealand

True or False Latitude lines intersect at the poles.

True or False Longitude lines are all the same length.

True or False? The Prime Meridian is located at 180º.

Yes or No? This is a possible coordinate location. (100º N, 55º W)

Yes or No? This is a correct coordinate location. (55º W, 60º N)

Yes or No? Chicago, Illinois is located at (42ºN, 88º W) and Tegucigalpa is located at (14 º N, 87º W). Do these two locations have a similar climate?

Yes or No? Los Angeles, California is located at (34º N, 118 º W) And Sydney, Australia is located at (34 º S, 151 º E). Do these two cities have similar climates?

True or False? Latitude lines are used to find the distance east or west of the equator.

True or False? The International Date line is where single people go on Valentine’s day to meet new people.

True or False? A location’s longitude will tell you something about its climate.

Identify the Special lines of Latitude and their degrees in your Warm-Up book. A B C D E F G

What is the name and degree of this special line of latitude?

Why is this special line of latitude significant?

TRUE OR FALSE 1.Lines of Longitude are parallel to each other. 2.Lines of Longitude measure north and south of the equator. 3.Lines of Longitude measure to 90 degrees. 4.Lines of Longitude are measured off of the Prime Meridian. 5.The International Dateline is at 180 degrees. 6.Lines of Latitude meet at the north and south pole 7.The Tropic of Cancer is in the northern hemisphere and the Tropic of Capricorn is in the southern 8.The Arctic and Antarctic circle are at 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator.