Hemispheres A place can be either in the NORTHERN or SOUTHERN hemisphere That means it is in one of the halves above or below the imaginary eastwest line known as the EQUATOR A place can also be in either the WESTERN or EASTERN hemisphere That means it is in one of the halves on either side o ID: 622240
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Latitude, Longitude, Hemispheres, Climate ZonesSlide2
Hemispheres
A place can be either in the NORTHERN or SOUTHERN hemisphere. That means it is in one of the halves above or below the imaginary east-west line known as the EQUATOR.Slide3
A place can also be in either the WESTERN or EASTERN hemisphere. That means it is in one of the halves on either side of the imaginary north-south line known as the PRIME MERIDIAN.Slide4
Latitude
Latitude is an imaginary line, also called a PARALLEL, that circles the Earth parallel to the equator measured in degrees. Latitude lines RUN east and west but MEASURE the distance north and south of the equator. The equator is always 0º latitude.Slide5
LatitudeSlide6
Latitude
North Pole=
90 degrees
All lines of latitude are either above or below the EQUATOR.
Equator= 0 degrees latitude
South Pole=
90 degreesSlide7
A great way to remember
latitude
is to think that latitude lines look like the rungs on a
ladder
. Latitude-ladder sound similar.Latitude is FATitudeSlide8
Zones of Latitude
Certain zones of latitude have names and divide the Earth into zones.
In the Northern Hemisphere, at about 23ºN, is the Tropic of Cancer. This marks the place farthest north at which the sun ever shines directly overhead.
South of the equator, at about latitude 23ºS is the Tropic of Capricorn. This latitude marks the place farthest south at which the sun shines directly overhead.
The section of Earth between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is known as the tropical zone or the torrid zone.Slide9
In the Northern Hemisphere, 66.5ºN is called the Arctic Circle.
In the Southern Hemisphere, 66.5 ºS is called the Antarctic Circle.
The zones north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle are known as frigid zones or the polar regions.Slide10
The parts of Earth between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer, and between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn are known as the temperate zones.Slide11
Longitude
Longitude is an imaginary line, also called a MERIDIAN, that RUNS north and south from one pole to another. Longitude is used to MEASURE a distance east and west of the Prime Meridian in degrees. The Prime Meridian is always 0 degrees longitude.Slide12
LongitudeSlide13
A great way to remember which are the longitude lines is it sounds like
loooongitude
lines, like long lines.Slide14
IMPORTANT
Whenever you see a COORDINATE, which means a certain place's latitude
and
longitude, LATITUDE is listed first (north or south), followed by LONGITUDE (west or east).Slide15
Let’s practice!