Now you must create your own latitude and longitude story using at least 5 locations. There are 90 degrees of latitude from the equator to each of the poles, north and south. Longitude, latitude, longitude, latitude, yes, i know what longitude, latitude mean. Find the longitude and latitude coordinates of the cities and label them on the map. It is explained in an interesting way by using daytoday.
These lines are called parallel because they never intersect. In the spherical system, horizontal lines, or east. This is how latitude and longitude lines are represented on a flat map called a mercator projection. Any location on earth is described by two numbersits latitude and its longitude. Imagine that you want to find out where beijing, china, is.
Your global address every location on earth has a global address. This video includes latitude, longitude and coordinates with degrees, minutes and seconds also referred to as grid reference. Watch the sign on the longitude, most programs use negative values for west longitude, but a few are opposite. Understand simple texts about geographical location, time zones, map skills and map types. While online maps make it easy to determine latitude and longitude with the click of a button, sometimes it is helpful to know how to do it on paper. This worksheet features a world map with an answer key. Latitude and longitude, coordinate system by means of which the position or location of any place on earths surface can be determined and described. At their widest points, these are about 69 miles or 111 km apart like latitude lines.
Introduce the concept of latitude longitude in degreesminutesseconds. In order to track mystery classes, migrating species, blooming plants, and other signs of spring. For embedded comments, checks for understanding cfus, and key additional information on transitions and key parts of the lesson not necessarily included in the below narrative, please go to the comments in the following document. The system was developed back in the middle ages and is still in use today. The earth and earth coordinates chapter one esri press. Understanding latitude and longitude lines of latitude and longitude work somewhat like a map grid, but on a global scale. Print this interactive quiz and worksheet to use alongside the lesson on understanding latitude, longitude and elevation. The following items are useful teaching and learning aids for understanding the earth geometry concepts introduced in this. Study the numbers on the other lines, then print the proper numbers in the boxes.
The system has been in use, with little change, since the astronomer ptolemy used them in his first world atlas in a. If you know how to read latitude and longitude on a map, you can determine the geographic coordinates of any spot on the map. Latitude and longitude have been in use for almost 2000 years, and theyve stood the test of time because the system is both simple and powerful. Latitude and longitude are measurements of location on the globe. It is important that you understand both how to iden ti fy the latitude and longitude. Longitude and latitude are angles measured from the earths center to a point on the earths surface.
There is a rule that the first number is always the latitude, followed by the longitude, or for example the gps coordinates for the statue of liberty. Using latitude and longitude every place on earth has two points, or coordinates, that mark its location. Understanding latitude and longitude land navigation. My online land navigation course includes four hours of video instruction, and two downloadable pdf books, all for about the same price as a typical paperback book. This assignment aligns with the ohio academic content standards for. Students look at lines of latitude and longitude on united states and world maps. Longitude is the angular distance measured in degrees. Understanding maps of earth troup county school district. East or west from greenwich england, wherever a place may be, longitude. Notice that some of the lines are not numbered, that there are blank boxes on those lines. The angles often are measured in degrees or in grads. Using a mathematical grid system in this case, latitude and longitude, any spot on earth can be identified with just two numbers.
A global address is given as two numbers called coordinates. Latitude and longitude enable us to find any location on earths surface using a set of coordinates. Present the three commonly used ways of displaying latitudes and longitudes. Latitude and longitude kettering city school district. A point is referenced by its longitude and latitude values. Lesson at a glance students begin this lesson by creating a graphic organizer to assess their prior knowledge regarding maps. Geography student reading understanding maps of earth. The lines of longitude measure either east or west from the 0degree line of longitude the prime meridian. On the globe, lines of constant longitude meridians extend from pole to pole, like the segment boundaries on a peeled orange. Through a handson activity using an orange or a tennis ball that represents the earth, students gain an understanding of latitude and longitude. So the further south you go, the smaller the latitude numbers are going to get because you are moving closer to the equator.
Pdf today, even laypeople are aware of gps used for locating in terms of latitude, longitude and height. Because the address is in numbers, people can communicate about location no matter what language they might speak. These coordinates are measured in degrees of latitude and degrees of longitude. The two numbers are a locations latitude number and its longitude number latlong. Your students can test their understanding of latitude and longitude by attempting these 12 silly riddles. Latitude and longitude worksheet teachers pay teachers. If a pilot or a ships captain wants to specify position on a map, these are the. Understanding latitude and longitude in aviation apps. These two sets of imaginary lines circle the globe. To further understand the use of different types of coor. How to understand latitude and longitude sciencing. Latitude gives the location of a place on earth, north or south of. The map grid system of coordinates, latitude and longitude, can pinpoint any location on earth.
These lines are called latitude and longitude lines. Mapwork coordinates degrees, minutes and seconds youtube. Introduction to latitude and longitude national geographic society. The positions of these latitudes are determined by the earths axial tilt. This means that the statue of liberty is located 40 degrees, 41 minutes and 21 seconds north of the equator, and 74 degrees, 2 minutes and 40 seconds west of the. Earth in 3d and see the lines of latitude and longitude crisscrossing the globe. Longitude is a similar measurement east or west of the greenwich meridian.
Latitude is a measurement of location north or south of the equator. Any point on earth can be described with a few numbers, making latlon coordinates the backbone of all gps navigators and mapping applications. As the longitude lines get further away both east and west. The utm grid is a square grid system of lines depicted on maps and based on the transverse. These lines are not actually on the planet, but are imaginary lines used to help. Latitude lines are parallel, that is they are the same distance apart. Positive values of latitude are north of the equator, negative values to the south. Understanding latitude and longitude is easy when you have the right information. This saves a lazy western hemisphere programmer from having to type in a minus sign before most of their longitude.
Map skills students learn about a type of imaginary line that measures north and south on maps and globeslines of longitude. Latitude and longitude maps worksheets theworksheets. They converge at the poles and are widest at the equator. Unlike latitude lines, they taper latitude lines are completely parallel, almost as if stacked on top of each other. Download ebook latitude and longitude lab answers of latitude and longitude. The way that it is structured reinforces that latitude measures north and south of the equator, and that longitude measures east and west of the prime meridian.
The first line west of the prime meridian is 15 degrees west. This video is to help explain latitude and longitude for my students in preparation for getting them to geolocate various features of the school. Latitude and longitude a brief synopsis of latitude and longitude and how they are used to accurately describe locations on the surface of the earth. A guide to using the latitude longitude map coordinate. The world as a globe showing the longitude and latitude values. Latitudes and longitudes are measured in degrees because they represent angular distances. In addition to the equator, there are four other major latitudes that are usually found on maps and globes.
When looking at a map, latitude lines also referred to as parallels run parallel to the equator while longitude lines also referred. This could be used in class, as homework, or as an early finisher activity. Geography, latitude and longitude learn about latitude, longitude, geography and other mapping skills in this video from the pursuit of history. Here, the 39 degree line of latitude that we see north of the airport will continue to increase as we go north because this is farther from the equator at zero degrees. This worksheet is an awesome way to teach latitude and longitude. The vertical lines on a map are called longitude lines, also known as meridians. It tells how far from greenwich england anyplace happens to be. The latitude longitude coordinate system uses angular measurements to describe a position on the surface of the earth. This latitude and longitude worksheet and handout will help students understand the importance of latitude and longitude and gps, how the grid works and how it is measured, and learn the vocabulary and terminology associated with the grid system we use to locate places on earth.
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