1. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

2. Latitude and Longitude
Lines of Latitude and Longitude make up an imaginary grid system on the surface of the earth that can be used to find the absolute location of something on earth.

3. Latitude _____________
Lines of Latitude run east and west around the earth but measure distance NORTH AND SOUTH of the equator.
You can remember lines of latitude by remembering that they look like a ladder, climbing up or down from the equator.
_____________

4. They Are also called PARALLELS
Latitude Lines
They Are also called PARALLELS
Have N/S measurement

5. Longitude
Lines of Longitude run north and south around the earth but measure distance
EAST AND WEST of the prime
meridian.
You can remember lines of longitude
by remembering that they look
like railroad tracks, going right
or left from the prime meridian.

6. They are also called Meridians
Longitude Lines
They are also called Meridians
Have E/W
measurement

7. Practice
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What city is located at
50° N , 72 ° E

8. Practice
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What city is located at
50° N , 72 ° E
Astana, Kazakstan

9. Practice
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What city is located at
5° N , 74 ° W

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What city is located at
5° N , 74 ° W
Bogotá, Columbia

11. Practice
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What city is located at
48° N , 123 ° W

12. Practice
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What city is located at
48° N , 123 ° W
Seattle, Washington

13. Practice
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What city is located at
40° N , 75 ° W

14. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Practice
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What city is located at
40° N , 75 ° W
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

15. Practice
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What city is located at
33° N , 105 ° W

16. Practice
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What city is located at
33° N , 105 ° W
Roswell, New Mexico

17. Practice
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What city is located at
44° 30’ N , 20° 30’ E
Belgrade, Serbia

18. Practice
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What city is located at
57° N , 24 ° E

19. Practice
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What city is located at
57° N , 24 ° E
Riga, Latvia