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GoneLATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

• latitude (parallels)- parallel lines on a map that run east to west and measure distances north and south of the equator (0° latitude). • Each of these lines is numbered in

degrees either north or south of the equator. • The poles are 90°.• equator- 0° latitude, divides earth

into equal north south halves

• longitude (meridian)- lines on a map that run north to south (from pole to pole) and measures distances east and west of the prime meridian (0° longitude). • These lines are not parallel and

like a circle, divide the earth into 360°.• Prime Meridian- 0° longitude,

runs through Greenwich, England

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• latitude and longitude are measured in degrees, minutes and seconds

• 60 seconds = 1 minute, • 60 minutes = 1 degree

Example 45° 14’ 32”

• Every degree of latitude is 69 miles

• Every degree of longitude varies from 69 miles at the equator to 0 miles at the poles.