| Lines of Longitude and Latitude |
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| What are they? | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Imaginary lines that go around the earth * Measured in "degrees" ( � ) |
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| OCM - Martin Weinelt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| How do we use longitude and latitude? | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| * We use them to find where a place is. * Remember x and y coordinates in math? Using longitude and latitude coordinates is the same idea. * You give the longitude and latitude numbers to find a place. * These are called coordinates. * For example, Where is Ottawa? It's 44�N 80�W. * 44�N 80�W are the coordinates for Ottawa. * Look on the map below and find 44�N 80�W. * Look at the white circles on the map. They are cities. Can you guess what cities they are? (Smart guess, please) * What are the coordinates for Hudson Bay? * Where are you if you are at 0�, 0� ? * What place is at 60�N 135�W? * What country are you in if you are at 30�S 150�E? * What are the coordinates of the city where you were born? |
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