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Page 1: Latitude and Longitude - Earth Science · Latitude South Pole The Earth Lines of Latitude E uator 15'S Prime Meridian Equator ACÎFI North America C South America urope Africa Antartica

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Latitude Lines

• Parallel• Run east to west• Used to measure distance

north and south of equator• Equator is 0 degrees latitude• Poles are located at 90

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Longitude Lines• Intersect at the poles• Run north to south• Used to measure distance east

and west of the Prime Meridian• Prime Meridian is 0 longitude• Prime Meridian runs through the Royal Naval

Observatory in Greenwich, England

• International Date Line is located at 180 E/W

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• Equator• Northern/Southern

Hemispheres• Prime Meridian• Eastern/Western

Hemispheres

N

S

EW

1. 60 N, 80 W

2. 20 N, 100 E

3. 60 S, 65 W

4. 10 S, 170 E

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Distort1.1.pull or twist out of shape."a grimace distorted her fine mouth"

•become twisted out of shape."the pipe will distort as you bend it"2.2.give a misleading or false account or impression of."many factors can distort the results"

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7.5 minute quadrangle OR1:24,000 scale map

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