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Bellwork August 21 1. What is the name of the latitude line at 66.5* North? 2. What is the name of the latitude line at 66.5* South? 3. The __________.

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1 Bellwork August 21 1. What is the name of the latitude line at 66.5* North? 2. What is the name of the latitude line at 66.5* South? 3. The __________ is an imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England. a. equator b. parallel c. 40th meridian d. prime meridian 4. As a line of latitude, the Equator runs _____ to all the lines of longitude. a. Parallel b. Perpendicular c. Beside d. Near

2 Name that Line

3 0* Longitude Prime Meridian

4 0* Latitude Equator

5 90* North North Pole

6 90* South South Pole

7 23.5* North Tropic of Cancer

8 23.5* South Tropic of Capricorn

9 66.5* North Arctic Circle

10 66.5* South Antarctic Circle

11 International Date Line
180* Longitude International Date Line

12 Tropic of Cancer 23.5* North

13 North Pole 90* North

14 Equator 0* Latitude

15 Arctic Circle 66.5* North

16 Prime Meridian 0* Longitude

17 Antarctic Circle 66.5* South

18 South Pole 90* South

19 Tropic of Capricorn 23.5* South

20 International Date Line
180* Longitude

21 Letter to Marvin Marvin is wondering how to plot coordinates on earth.
You will need to write out a set of step by step instructions for finding latitude and longitude coordinates on a map. Ex: Step One Marvin. You must locate the first number to plot. This number is always a line of latitude, which measures north and south of the equator

22 Challenge Question By looking at the map, which of the following could be the latitude and longitude of Cape Town? A.34 degrees south latitude, 18 degrees east longitude B.49 degrees north latitude, 54 degrees east longitude C.28 degrees south latitude, 39 degrees east longitude D.18 degrees north latitude, 15 degrees west longitude

23 Bell work 1. What is the coordinate for 23.5*S?
2.  Which of the following is true of the Prime Meridian? A. It is equivalent to 0 degrees, east or west, longitude. B. It is equivalent to 0 degrees, north or south, latitude. C. It's the only point of reference for latitude and longitude on a globe. D. It is considered to be the center of the Earth. 3. Time zones run along lines of ______________ Latitude B. Longitude C. Both A & B D. Neither A or B


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