Worksheet Latitude and Longitude – Name: Block: Big Idea: How do you know where you are? Lines of latitude and longitude are used to locate places on Earth. What to do… Go through the Section 2.1 Powerpoint Latitude and Longitude and pages 30 33 to – – help answer the following questions. What are maps? What is the science of mapmaking called? The four directions points are the directions of north, east, south, and west, commonly denoted by their initials: N, E, S, W. Label the diagram to the right with N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW. Lines of Latitude Label the diagram to the right with the following words: Equator (0o latitude) North Pole South Pole 30o S 90o S Lines of Latitude North Lines of Latitude South Lines of latitude run which way to Parallel OR Perpendicular the equator? Distances are in degrees in which East AND West way to the equator? OR North AND South
Worksheet – Latitude and Longitude Name: Block: Big Idea: How do you know where you are? Lines of latitude and longitude are used to locate places on Earth. What to do… Go through the Section 2.1 Powerpoint – Latitude and Longitude and pages 30 – 33 to help answer the following questions. What are maps? What is the science of mapmaking called? The four directions points are the directions of north, east, south, and west, commonly denoted by their initials: N, E, S, W. Label the diagram to the right with N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW. Lines of Latitude Label the diagram to the right with the following words: Equator (0o latitude) North Pole South Pole 30o S 90o S Lines of Latitude North Lines of Latitude South Lines of latitude run which way to the equator? Parallel OR Perpendicular Distances are in degrees in which way to the equator? East AND West OR North AND South
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