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Lat. and Long.
Latitude and Longitude
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Latitude lines are also called... | Paralles (Think of a parking lot. The yellow lines are all parallel to each other.) |
| Longitude lines are also called... | Meridians |
| Latitude lines go | East to West or side by side around the world. |
| Longitude lines go | North to South or from the top of the earth to the bottom of the earth. |
| Latitude lines measure the distance | North or South of the equator. |
| Longitude lines measure the distance | East to West of the Prime Meridian |
| Absolute location | Describes the EXACT location of a place using latitude and longitude coordinates. |
| Relative location | Describing what a place is like to help you get to that location. (Example: The Little Eagle Deli is across the street from Dilly's Donut Shop, and is next to Earlingtonn City Park.) |
| Equator | An imaginary line separating the earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. |
| Prime Meridian | An imaginary line of longitude separating the earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres. |
| Tropic of Cancer | Is North of the equator (23*27'N) |
| Tropic of Capricorn | Is South of the equator (23*27'S) |
| TRUE OR FALSE: when writing coordinates, longitude ALWAYS comes first | FALSE! when writing coordinates, latitude ALWAYS comes first! |
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