Download - 40 o 48 ” N 96 o 40 ” W
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Latitude Basics1. Distance North or South 2. Always parallel 3. Also called Parallels4. Total of 90 degrees
Longitude Basics
1. Lines of longitude + prime meridian
2. East & West of the prime meridian
4. Physical distance
5. 180 degrees
How to Read Latitude and Longitude
• All lines are divided up into degrees, minutes, and seconds.
One line of Lat/long
One line of Long or Lat is then divided into 60 minutes
Each minute is divided into 60 seconds
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How to read Lat and Long
• Lat is always first and Long is second.
• You always use lat first and use the direction NESW to indicate which direction to go.