1. Longitude and Latitude

2. Lines Longitude lines run north and south.
Latitude lines run east and west.
The lines measure distances in degrees.

3. Lines of
longitude only

4. Cross-section through line of longitude
Cross-sections through lines of latitude

5. Orange cut through lines of longitude
Orange cut through lines of latitude

6. Where is 0 degree? Equator The equator is 0 degree latitude.
It is an imaginary belt that runs halfway point between the North Pole and the South Pole.
Equator

7. Latitude
Lines that go across from left to right

8. Remembering Latitude
Latitude
“Fatitude”

9. P R I M E D A N
Where is 0 degree?
The prime meridian is 0 degrees longitude. This imaginary line runs through the United Kingdom, France, Spain, western Africa, and Antarctica.

10. It goes right through Greenwich, England and is a place tourists visit.

12. Longitude
Lines that go across from top to bottom

13. Remembering Longitude
“It's a LONG, LONG way from pole to pole, pole to pole, pole to pole It's a LONG, LONG way from pole to pole, so we call those LONGITUDES.”
How long or tall are you? Your height is up and down. Longitude goes up and down.

14. Major Lines of Latitude
North Pole
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Antarctic Circle
South Pole

15. Unnderstanding
Longitude & Latitude

16. East, West, North, and South on the Earth
North Latitude
West
Longitude
East
Longitude
South Latitude

17. (N, W)
(N, E)
(S, W)
(S, E)

18. (N, W)
Equator
Prime Meridian

19. If you said South and East , you’re right!
What would be the latitude and longitude directions in Australia? ?
Prime Meridian
If you said South and East , you’re right!

20. So Where is (0,0)?
The origin point (0,0) is where the equator intersects the prime meridian.
(0,0) is off the western coast of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean.

23. If latitude and longitude might be 37° N, 76° W…
You are about here! W E S

24. Using the map, see if you can find the locations…
41°N, 21°E
37°N, 76°W
72°S, 141°W
7°S, 23°W
15°N, 29°E
34°S, 151°E
A map is included on the next slide…

25. Can you find the locations?
41°N, 21°E
37°N, 76°W
72°S, 141°W
7°S, 23°W
72°S, 141°W
7°S, 23°W
15°N, 29°E
34°S, 151°E

26. Websites for Students Social Studies for Kids: Basic Geography
BoatSafeKids: How are flat charts and maps made of our round planet?
Interactive Latitude and Longitude
Map Stats for Kids

27. Websites for Teachers
Geography Classroom Game
Great Teaching Tools
Latitude and Longitude
Yarning about Latitude and Longitude