1. Lines of Latitude and Longitude

2. Rotation vs Revolution
The first thing you must
note is that the earth
rotates from WEST
to EAST

3. Rotation vs Revolution
LINES OF LATITUDE
LINES OF LONGITUDE
Run from east to west
Run from north to south
Main line is the Equator
Main line is the Prime Meridian
The Equator divides the earth into the Northern and Southern hemisphere.
The Prime Meridian divides the earth into the Eastern and Western hemisphere.
They are parallel
They are not parallel they meet at the poles.
They determine climatic zones
They help to calculate time.
They are imaginary lines
They determine the location of places.

4. Lines of Latitude

5. Lines of Longitude

6. Lines of Latitude and Longitude
Lines of latitude are determined by its position north or south of the equator, hence North Latitude and South Latitude. A place is therefore, north or south latitude.

7. Lines of Latitude and Longitude
Longitude determines the position of a place, and so lines running east of the Greenwich Meridian are termed, east longitude. Those to the west are west longitude.
PRACTICE activities in the SKILLS IN GEOGRAPHY BOOK