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Using Latitude and Longitude.  Relative location: describing the location of a place in relation to another place.  Absolute location: exact location.

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1 Using Latitude and Longitude

2  Relative location: describing the location of a place in relation to another place.  Absolute location: exact location of a place

3 A. circle the Earth B. north – south C. east – west D. create a grid – helps us find places

4 A. called parallels – run parallel to each other B. measure distances north and south of the equator 1.imaginary line - halfway btwn No. and So. Poles 2.0˚ latitude

5 C. distances measured in degrees 1.degrees are divided into minutes 2. 60 minutes are in a degree D. parallels north of the equator are labeled N E. south of the equator are labeled S

6 A. called meridians B. pass through the poles C. measure distances east and west of the prime meridian 1.runs through Greenwich, England 2.0˚longitude

7 D. meridians east of the pm are labeled E E. meridians west of the pm are labeled W

8 A. latitude: 0˚for equator to 90˚N or 90˚S for the poles B. longitude: 0˚for prime meridian to 180˚in the mid- Pacific Ocean C. using lat. and long., geographers can ID the exact (absolute) location of anything on Earth.

9 A. equator divides globe into Northern and Southern hemispheres (halves) B. the prime meridian and 180˚meridian divide the globe into the Eastern and Western hemispheres


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