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Using Latitude and Longitude
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Relative location: describing the location of a place in relation to another place. Absolute location: exact location of a place
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A. circle the Earth B. north – south C. east – west D. create a grid – helps us find places
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A. called parallels – run parallel to each other B. measure distances north and south of the equator 1.imaginary line - halfway btwn No. and So. Poles 2.0˚ latitude
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C. distances measured in degrees 1.degrees are divided into minutes 2. 60 minutes are in a degree D. parallels north of the equator are labeled N E. south of the equator are labeled S
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A. called meridians B. pass through the poles C. measure distances east and west of the prime meridian 1.runs through Greenwich, England 2.0˚longitude
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D. meridians east of the pm are labeled E E. meridians west of the pm are labeled W
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A. latitude: 0˚for equator to 90˚N or 90˚S for the poles B. longitude: 0˚for prime meridian to 180˚in the mid- Pacific Ocean C. using lat. and long., geographers can ID the exact (absolute) location of anything on Earth.
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A. equator divides globe into Northern and Southern hemispheres (halves) B. the prime meridian and 180˚meridian divide the globe into the Eastern and Western hemispheres
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