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Location

Latitude and Longitude

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Location

  • Relative
    • Where something is in relation to something else
      • Example: Day's Market is two blocks southwest of Timpview
  • Absolute
    • The exact location of an area using latitude and longitude

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Mental mapping

  • The way you see and identify a specific region in your mind.

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Latitude

  • Lines that run east and west but measure north and south

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Think "fatitude"

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Important lines of lattude

  • Equator - 0°
  • Tropic of Cancer 23.5°N
  • Tropic of Capricorn

23.5°S

  • Arctic Circle 90°N
  • Antarctic Circle

90°S

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Longitude

  • Lines that run north and south but measure east and west

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  • Think of long pants

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Important lines of Longitude

  • Prime Meridian

0°

  • International

Date Line

180°

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  • Grid system:

Pattern of latitude

and longitude lines

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Hemispheres

  • Northern Hemisphere
    • North of the Equator
    • Latitude is N °
  • Southern Hemisphere
    • South of the Equator
    • Latitude is S°
  • Western Hemisphere
    • West of the Prime Meridian
    • Longitude is W°
  • Eastern Hemisphere
    • East of the Prime Meridian
    • Longitude is E°

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Time Zones

A region with the same time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. Different so the sun is always at its high point for noon.

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International Date Line

An imaginary line that separates one calendar day from the next.

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Seasons

  • The seasons of the earth depend on the revolution and rotation of the earth
  • Revolution: The Earth going around the sun
  • Rotation: The Earth spinning itself

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Find it!

1. Find the Equator

2. Look either North or South

3. Find the Prime Meridian

4. Look either East or West

5. Divide the area into single degrees

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On your own find...

1. Sydney, Australia

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2. London, England

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3. 28° N latitude, 77° E longitude

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4. 23° S latitude, 46° W longitude