1. Latitude
Longitude

2. LATITUDE Distance NORTH & SOUTH of the Equator Equator is 0 degrees
North Pole /South Pole 90° N/S
Arctic/Antarctic Circles ° N/S
Tropics Cancer/Capricorn 23.5° N/S
aka parallels

3. Subdivisions 1 degree = 111km = 69 miles 60 parts/degree = minutes
1 minute = 1’ = 1.85 km = 1.1 mile
60 parts/minute = seconds
Ex: Washington D.C.
38° 53’ 51” N

4. Longitude Distance East/West of the Prime Meridian
Prime Meridian is 0°
International Date Line is 180°
aka Meridians

5. The Prime Meridian

6. Another Marker

7. Subdivisions 1 degree = 111km = 69 miles only at the Equator
Lines come together/get closer as
you travel North and South
60 parts/degree = minutes
60 parts/minute = seconds
Ex Washington D.C.
77° 0’ 33” W

8. Distance between lines
Does not vary for latitude lines
Lines of longitude get closer as you move toward the poles

9. All longitude lines meet at the pole

10. Washington D.C.
38° 53’51” N ° 0’ 33” W

11. You can pinpoint any location