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LATTITUDE AND LONGITUDELATTITUDE AND LONGITUDE

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BIO DATABIO DATA

NAME : Parbal tyagiNAME : Parbal tyagi

CLASS : 6thCLASS : 6th

ROLL NO : 23ROLL NO : 23

MOTHER NAME :MOTHER NAME :

FATHER NAME :FATHER NAME :

PROJECT : longitude and latitudePROJECT : longitude and latitude

TEACHER NAME :TEACHER NAME :

ADRESS :ADRESS :

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CONTENTCONTENT

GEOGRAPHICAL ALLOCATIONGEOGRAPHICAL ALLOCATIONALLOCATION OF LATTITUDEALLOCATION OF LATTITUDEALLOCATON OF LONGITUDEALLOCATON OF LONGITUDEPRIME MERIDIANPRIME MERIDIANINTERNATIONAL DATE LINE INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE APPLICATIONAPPLICATIONLONGITUDE AND TIMELONGITUDE AND TIMEGMT CONCEPTGMT CONCEPTEAST INCREASEEAST INCREASEEARTH ROTATIONEARTH ROTATION

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Latitude and LongitudeLatitude and Longitude

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Latitude lines run east/west but they measure Latitude lines run east/west but they measure north or south of the equator (0°) north or south of the equator (0°) splitting the earth splitting the earth

into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.Hemisphere.

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Latitude Latitude

North PoleNorth Pole

South Pole South Pole

Lines of Lines of latitude latitude are are numbered numbered from 0from 0° at ° at the the equator to equator to 90° N.L. at 90° N.L. at the North the North Pole.Pole.

Lines of Lines of latitude are latitude are numbered numbered from 0from 0° at ° at the equator the equator to 90° S.L. to 90° S.L. at the at the South Pole.South Pole.

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LatitudeLatitude

The North Pole The North Pole is at 90is at 90° N° N

The South Pole The South Pole is at 90is at 90° S° S

The equator The equator is at 0is at 0° ° latitude. It latitude. It is neither is neither north nor north nor south. It is south. It is at the center at the center between between north and north and south.south.

4040° N is the 40° ° N is the 40° line of latitude line of latitude north of the north of the equator.equator.

40° S is the 40° 40° S is the 40° line of latitude line of latitude south of the south of the equator.equator.

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LongitudeLongitude Lines of longitude begin Lines of longitude begin

at the Prime Meridian at the Prime Meridian. .

6060° W is the ° W is the 60° line of 60° line of longitude west longitude west of the Prime of the Prime Meridian.Meridian.

The Prime Meridian is located at 0°. It is The Prime Meridian is located at 0°. It is neither east or west neither east or west

6060° E is the ° E is the 60° line of 60° line of longitude longitude east of the east of the Prime Prime Meridian.Meridian.

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LongitudeLongitude

Lines of longitude are numbered east from the Lines of longitude are numbered east from the Prime Meridian to the 180Prime Meridian to the 180° line and west from ° line and west from the Prime Meridian to the 180° line.the Prime Meridian to the 180° line.

PRIME MERIDIANPRIME MERIDIAN

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North PoleNorth Pole

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Prime MeridianPrime MeridianThe Prime Meridian (0The Prime Meridian (0°) and the 180° line split the °) and the 180° line split the earth into the Western Hemisphere and Eastern earth into the Western Hemisphere and Eastern

Hemisphere.Hemisphere.

Prime MeridianPrime Meridian

Western Western HemispheHemispherere

Eastern Eastern Hemisphere Hemisphere

Places located east of the Prime Meridian have an east Places located east of the Prime Meridian have an east longitude (E) address. Places located west of the Prime longitude (E) address. Places located west of the Prime Meridian have a west longitude (W) address.Meridian have a west longitude (W) address.

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INTERNATIONAL DATE LINEINTERNATIONAL DATE LINE180°180°

SEPARATES 2 CALENDAR DAYS.SEPARATES 2 CALENDAR DAYS.

America to Asia – gain a dayAmerica to Asia – gain a dayAsia to America – lose a dayAsia to America – lose a day

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By combining latitude and By combining latitude and longitude, any location can be longitude, any location can be

pinpointedpinpointed

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A location’s coordinatesA location’s coordinates(____° N or S, ____ ° E or W)(____° N or S, ____ ° E or W)

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ApplicationApplicationNN

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SS North America is in the Northern Hemisphere because it is North America is in the Northern Hemisphere because it is

north of the Equator. North America is in the Western north of the Equator. North America is in the Western Hemisphere because it is west of the Prime Meridian. Hemisphere because it is west of the Prime Meridian.

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Fractions of a DegreeFractions of a Degree1 degree = 60 minutes or 1 minute is 1/601 degree = 60 minutes or 1 minute is 1/60thth of a degree of a degreeUse minutes if location is not directly on the latitude/longitude lineUse minutes if location is not directly on the latitude/longitude lineWritten ----- Degree/minute = XX° xx’ compass directionWritten ----- Degree/minute = XX° xx’ compass direction

30’ is half-way 30’ is half-way between degreesbetween degrees

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LONGITUDE AND TIMELONGITUDE AND TIME

The world rotates (spins) 360° in 24 hours.The world rotates (spins) 360° in 24 hours.

360° / 24 hours = 15° per hour360° / 24 hours = 15° per hour

The world has 24 time zones, each l5° The world has 24 time zones, each l5° apart. apart.

THERE IS A 1 HOUR TIME THERE IS A 1 HOUR TIME DIFFERENCE FOR EVERY 15° OF DIFFERENCE FOR EVERY 15° OF LONGITUDELONGITUDE

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Greenwich, England is the logical Greenwich, England is the logical starting point for time zonesstarting point for time zones

The world rotates west to east The world rotates west to east (counterclockwise), time zones to the east (counterclockwise), time zones to the east are ahead of the those time zones to the are ahead of the those time zones to the westwest

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ANOTHER CHEESY SAYINGANOTHER CHEESY SAYING

EAST INCREASEEAST INCREASE

Time is forward to all places to the east Time is forward to all places to the east

WEST LESSWEST LESS

Time is backward to all places to the Time is backward to all places to the westwest

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East Increase – West LessEast Increase – West Less(1 hr per l5°)(1 hr per l5°)

If it 9 p.m. at Position D, what time is it at position C? If it 9 p.m. at Position D, what time is it at position C? Position B?Position B?

If it is 1 p.m. at Position X, at which location is the time 5 If it is 1 p.m. at Position X, at which location is the time 5 p.m.p.m.

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Earth rotates west to east Earth rotates west to east Solar time is based on the position Solar time is based on the position

of the sunof the sunNIGHT IS FALLING ON EARTHNIGHT IS FALLING ON EARTH

Look at the East Coast of the United Look at the East Coast of the United States. The lights are already lit.States. The lights are already lit.

California the sun is still visible.California the sun is still visible.

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This pictures shows This pictures shows AMERICAN CITIES at AMERICAN CITIES at

night.night.

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SaguenaySaguenay

OttawaOttawa

Sept-IlesSept-Iles

Mexico Mexico CityCity

QuébecQuébec

MontréalMontréal

St.JohnSt.John

Those light are Boston, New Those light are Boston, New York, Philadelphia and York, Philadelphia and Washington.Washington.

TorontoToronto

DetroitDetroit

MiamiMiami

HavanaHavana

Puerto RicoPuerto RicoHoustonHouston

DallasDallas

It’s still daylight It’s still daylight in California in California

Thunder BayThunder Bay

Port-au-PrincePort-au-Prince

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NIGHT IS FALLING ON EARTH.NIGHT IS FALLING ON EARTH.

Look at Paris and Barcelona, the lights are Look at Paris and Barcelona, the lights are already lit, meanwhile in London, Lisbon and already lit, meanwhile in London, Lisbon and

Madrid the sun is still visible. Madrid the sun is still visible.

Looking south, we can see the islands in the Looking south, we can see the islands in the middle of the ocean. middle of the ocean.

We have a perfect view of the British Islands, We have a perfect view of the British Islands, Iceland and Canada. Iceland and Canada.

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FranceFrance

SpainSpain

AFRICAAFRICA

ItalyItaly

EnglandEnglandIcelandIceland

AtlanticAtlantic

OceanOcean