Latitude and longitude notes

1. Latitude and Longitude
Mrs. Miles’Social Studies Class

2. BRAIN POP VIDEO

3. Latitude and Longitude
Latitude and longitude are two grid points by which
you can locate any point of earth.

4. Latitude
Latitude ALWAYS comes before longitude.
You can remember that because the “a” in latitude
comes before “o” in longitude.
A way to remember that Latitude runs East to West
is to think about the rhyme “Lat lays flat”

5. Latitude
 The Equator is the boundary line that divides the
globe into Northern and Southern hemispheres.
The Equator registers at 0 degrees latitude.
Find the Equator on your map and highlight it.

6. Latitude
When you see a coordinate that says the location is
30 degrees South. That means that the location is
30 degrees below the Equator.
When you see a coordinate that says the location is
30 degrees North. That means that the location is
30 degrees above the Equator

7. Longitude
A way to remember that longitude lines run North to
South is to find the word “long” in the word
“longitude.”
The Prime Meridian is the boundary line that divides the
globe into the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
The Prime Meridian registers at 0 degrees longitude
Find the Prime Meridian on your map and highlight it.

8. Longitude
The Earth is divided into 360 equal parts called
meridians. There are 180 equal parts West and 180
equal parts East of the Prime Meridian
When you see a coordinate that says the location is 30
degrees East. That means that the location is 30
degrees to the right of the Prime Meridian.
When you see a coordinate that says the location is 30
degrees West. That means that the location is 30
degrees to the left of the Prime Meridian.

9. Map Skills
Looking at your Continents and Oceans Map try
and find the latitude and longitude coordinates for
points A and B.
Write your latitude and longitude coordinates at the
bottom of you map.
Once you have tried on your own turn to your partner
and share.

10. Map Skill Answers
The coordinates for points A and B are as follows:
A) 30 degrees N, 60 degrees W
B) 45 degrees S, 90 degrees E