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Latitude and Longitude. Why?  What is the benefit of using this system??

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1 Latitude and Longitude

2 Why?  What is the benefit of using this system??

3 Latitude  Lines are drawn East & West / Right & Left  Measure N & S

4 Latitude  0 degrees = Equator

5 Longitude  Lines are drawn N & S / up & down  Measure E & W

6 Longitude  0 degrees = Prime Meridian

7 Which way to warmth?  If you were in NY City, which way?

8  Changes in LATITUDE make changes in ATTITUDE

9 East to west coast??  If you wanted to go from NY to San Fran...

10 Longitude!  If you wanted to go from NY to San Fran...

11 Practice  What is the Lat. and Long. for Washington DC?


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