1. Latitude and Longitude HEMISPHERES

2. Earth’s Hemispheres The Earth can be divided into four parts or hemispheres: 1)Northern 2)Southern 3)Eastern 4)Western

3. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE The Equator is a horizontal line that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres. It is an imaginary line that runs from east to west across globes and maps of the world. The Equator

4. Latitude Latitude is the distance we measure for places that are north or south of the equator. - Latitude starts at the equator at a measurement of 0°. - The maximum measurement for latitude is 90° for both hemispheres (north and south poles).

5. LATITUDE Since lines of latitude run from east to west in a horizontal pattern across maps and globes they are also called “parallel lines”. There are seven major lines of latitude: Tropic of Cancer 23.5 N Equator 0 degrees Arctic Circle 66.5 N North Pole 90 N Tropic of Capricorn 23.5 S Antarctic Circle 66.5 S South Pole 90 S

6. LONGITUDE Longitude is a vertical line that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres. It is an imaginary line that runs from north to south from the north pole to south pole across globes and maps of the world.

7. Longitude Longitude is the distance we measure for places that are east (°E) or west (°W) of the Prime Meridian. - Longitude starts at the Prime Meridian at a measurement of 0°. - The maximum measurement for longitude is 180 ° (called the International Date Line or IDL).

8. LONGITUDE Lines of longitude are also called “meridians”. The International Date Line

9. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE GRID When we use lines of latitude and longitude together they create a grid system over maps and globes of the Earth that we can use to locate places.