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Latitude, Longitude and Hemispheres
Latitude, Longitude and Hemispheres
ReviewReview
Lines of Latitude are also called…
Lines of Latitude are also called…
ParallelsParallels
Lines of Longitude are also called…
Lines of Longitude are also called…
Meridians Meridians
Lines of latitude run ____ to ____ but are measured as _____ or
_____.
Lines of latitude run ____ to ____ but are measured as _____ or
_____. east…west / north…south east…west / north…south
Lines of longitude run ____ to ____ but are measured as _____
or _____.
Lines of longitude run ____ to ____ but are measured as _____
or _____. north…south / east…west north…south / east…west
Is this a line of latitudeor longitude? What isit called?
Tropic of Cancer
And this one?
Tropic of Capricorn
What is this line oflatitude called?
The Antarctic Circle
What about this one?
Equator!!
The Tropic of Capricorn
One more…
The Arctic Circle
What about this famousline of longitude? It’smeasured at 0 degrees.
The Prime Meridian
Where?Where?
What is the approximate location using latitude and longitude measurements?
What is the approximate location using latitude and longitude measurements?
60 N
50 N
40 N
30 N
50 E 60 E 70 E 80 E 90 E
AnswerAnswer
About 42 N, 72 EAbout 42 N, 72 E
One more…One more…
60 N
50 N
40 N
30 N
50 E 60 E 70 E 80 E 90 E
AnswerAnswer
About 55 N, 85 EAbout 55 N, 85 E
The Northern and Southern Hemispheres are separated by…
The Northern and Southern Hemispheres are separated by…
The Equator The Equator
The Eastern and Western Hemispheres are divided
by…
The Eastern and Western Hemispheres are divided
by…The Prime Meridian (and the 180th
parallel or the International Date Line)
The Prime Meridian (and the 180th parallel or the International Date Line)
Identify at least two continents in the Northern Hemisphere
Identify at least two continents in the Northern Hemisphere
Identify at least two continents in the Northern Hemisphere
Identify at least two continents in the Northern Hemisphere
NorthAmerica Asia
Europe
Africa
Identify at least two continents in the Southern Hemisphere
Identify at least two continents in the Southern Hemisphere
Identify at least two continents in the Southern Hemisphere
Identify at least two continents in the Southern Hemisphere
SouthAmerica
Australia
Africa
Antarctica
Identify at least two continents in the Western Hemisphere
Identify at least two continents in the Western Hemisphere
Identify at least two continents in the Western Hemisphere
Identify at least two continents in the Western Hemisphere
NorthAmerica
South America
Antarctica
Identify at least two continents in the Eastern Hemisphere
Africa
Antarctica
Australia
AsiaEurope
Identify at least two oceans in the Northern Hemisphere
Identify at least two oceans in the Northern Hemisphere
Identify at least two oceans in the Northern Hemisphere
Identify at least two oceans in the Northern Hemisphere
AtlanticOcean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Identify at least two oceans in the Southern Hemisphere
Identify at least two oceans in the Southern Hemisphere
Identify at least two oceans in the Southern Hemisphere
Identify at least two oceans in the Southern Hemisphere
IndianOcean
PacificOcean
AtlanticOcean
Identify at least two oceans in the Western Hemisphere
Identify at least two oceans in the Western Hemisphere
Identify at least two oceans in the Western Hemisphere
Identify at least two oceans in the Western Hemisphere
PacificOcean
AtlanticOcean
Arctic OceanArctic Ocean
Identify at least two oceans in the Eastern Hemisphere
AtlanticOcean
IndianOcean
Pacific Ocean
ArcticOcean
Why does Earth have seasons?Why does Earth have seasons?
Earth’s axis is tilted at about 23 degrees. This means that the sun’s rays hit Earth at a more direct angle during summer than winter.
Earth’s axis is tilted at about 23 degrees. This means that the sun’s rays hit Earth at a more direct angle during summer than winter.
