LATITUDE AND

LONGITUDE

Latitude and Longitude

Lines of Latitude and Longitude make up an imaginary grid system on the surface of the earth that can be used to find the absolute location of something on earth.

LatitudeLines of Latitude run east and west around

the earth but measure distance NORTH AND SOUTH of the equator.

You can remember lines of latitude by remembering that they look like a ladder, climbing up or down from the equator. _____________

Latitude Lines

They Are also called PARALLELS

Have N/S measurement

LongitudeLines of Longitude run north and south

around the earth but measure distance

EAST AND WEST of the prime

meridian.

You can remember lines of longitude

by remembering that they look

like railroad tracks, going right

or left from the prime meridian.

Longitude Lines

They are also called Meridians

Have E/W

measurement

Practice

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What city is located at

50° N , 72 ° E

Practice

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What city is located at

50° N , 72 ° E

Astana, Kazakstan

Practice

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What city is located at

5° N , 74 ° W

Practice

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What city is located at

5° N , 74 ° W

Bogotá, Columbia

Practice

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What city is located at

48° N , 123 ° W

Practice

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What city is located at

48° N , 123 ° W

Seattle, Washington

Practice

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What city is located at

40° N , 75 ° W

Practice

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What city is located at

40° N , 75 ° W

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Practice

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What city is located at

33° N , 105 ° W

Practice

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What city is located at

33° N , 105 ° W

Roswell, New Mexico

Practice

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What city is located at

44° 30’ N , 20° 30’ E

Belgrade, Serbia

Practice

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What city is located at

57° N , 24 ° E

Practice

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What city is located at

57° N , 24 ° E

Riga, Latvia