LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

Earth Circunference

24,901.92 miles

circumference of the earth is..

24,901.92 miles there's 360 degrees in a circle so if we divide 24,901.92 miles by 360 degrees, we get 69.172 miles per degree! = the distance between two lines of latitude, from 0 degrees to 1 degree north, is also 69.2 miles (because it's also 1/360th of the circumference of the earth!" ")

earth =

360 degree

Next, provide the following coordinates and have students use a map to identify the location that is identified by each set of coordinates:

48 degrees () North latitude, 2 degrees () East longitude (France) 19 degrees () North latitude, 154 degrees () West longitude (Hawaii) 40 degrees () North latitude, 116 degrees () East longitude (China) 12 degrees () South latitude, 77 degrees () West longitude (Peru) 33 degrees () South latitude, 151 degrees () East longitude (Australia) 43 degrees () North latitude, 79 degrees () West longitude (Canada) 20 degrees () South latitude, 50 degrees () East longitude (Madagascar)

Ecuador

Is The largest circle, the one equally distant from each of the poles. It is called 'zero' degrees latitude.

Lines of latitude and longitude

Lines of latitude and longitude form an imaginary grid over the entire Earth's surface, They allow you to describe where anything is easily and accurately

Lines of Latitude

The lines that run across the grid -- the flat lines -- are lines of latitude. The Equator is an example of a line of latitude. The Equator is the latitude line that divides Earth into two hemispheres, the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere. The Equator is the 0 point of latitude. Latitude lines North of the Equator are referred to as North latitude; latitude lines South of the Equator are referred to as South latitude.

Lines of longitude

The lines that run up and down on the grid (the tall lines)are lines of longitude. The lines of longitude are also called MERIDIANS. The Prime Meridian, which passes through GREENWICH, England, is the longitude line that divides Earth into two hemispheres: eastern hemisphere and western hemisphere. The Prime Meridian is the 0 point of longitude. Longitude lines East of the Prime Meridian are referred to as East longitude; longitude lines West of the Prime Meridian are referred to as West longitude. Each of the 360 lines is called a MERIDIAN or LINE OF LONGITUDE!

01 minute

= 1.15 miles how? 69 miles / 60 minutes

01 degree

= 60 minutes

what is the distance between two lines of latitud?

= 69.2 miles (per degree) 24,901.92(miles) / 360 (degree)

PRIME MERIDIAN

The line that passes through Greenwich (a suburb of London, England) Its longitude is 'zero' degrees The lines are numbered from 1 to 180 degrees to the East (have the letter 'E' attached to them) and to the West (have the letter 'W' attached to them)

north' latitude

are numbered from 0 to 90 degrees from the equator towards the North Pole and each of the numbers is followed by the letter 'N'

South Latitude

are numbered from 0 to 90 degrees from the equator towards the South Pole and each of the numbers is followed by the letter 'S'

Find coordinates cities/towns

http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/latitude-longitude.html