1. Today’s Questions Parallels are lines of . They are measured or of the
Meridians are lines of They are measured or
Why do we use latitude & longitude?

2. Latitude and L o n g I t u d e
Hula hoops, parallels, and meridians

3. I. Latitude (parallels)
Goes east and west on the globe
Shows the distance up to 90° north or south of the Equator

4. I. Latitude (parallels)
Imagine parallels are great big hula hoops of different sizes stacked horizontally around the earth with equal space in between

5. II. Longitude (meridians)
Known as meridians
Goes north and south on the globe
Measured up to 180° east or west of the Prime Meridian
Get closer together as the reach the poles

6. II. Longitude (meridians)
The closer meridians get to the poles, the closer they are to each other

7. III. Why?
ABSOLUTE LOCATION !!

8. Using Latitude and Longitude
Location
Degrees of latitude
(Measured North or South from Equator)
2. Degrees of longitude
(Measured East or West from Prime Meridian)
Phoenix is 33° N, 112° W
Practice cities and countries (A4 and A5 in your text)

9. 45° N, 76° W
Ottawa, Canada

10. 34° S, 151° E
Sydney, Australia

11. 33° S, 70° W
Santiago, Chile

12. 40° N, 118° E
Beijing, China

13. 4. Mark the location 45° N latitude, 82° W longitude with an X.
Label the three (3) states that extend below latitude 30° N on the map.
2. Label the US state that is mostly east of longitude 70° W on the map.
3. Label the three (3) US states that extend west of longitude 120° W on the map.
4. Mark the location 45° N latitude, 82° W longitude with an X.
5. Label the state that is located entirely between 40-45° N latitude and between ° W longitude on the map.

14. 1. Tokyo, JAPAN
2. Seoul, SOUTH KOREA
3. Shanghai, CHINA
4. Osaka, JAPAN
5. Hong Kong, CHINA