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3. Longitudes and latitdues are
imaginary lines that we draw
around the globe to show us
exactly were a place is on the
earths surface.
When using these lines to find a
place we first write the latitude
and then the longitudes.
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4. Latitude lines run east/west but they measure north or
south of the equator (0°) splitting the earth into the
Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
Northern hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
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5. Lines of
latitude are
numbered
from 0° at
the equator
to 90° N.L.
at the North
Pole.
Lines of
latitude are
numbered
from 0° at
the equator
to 90° S.L. at
the South
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6. Tropic of Cancer 23.5˚ N
Equator 0˚
Tropic of Capricorn 23.5˚ S
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7. North Pole
Lines of longitude are numbered east from the
Prime Meridian to the 180° line and west from
the Prime Meridian to the 180° line.
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8. The Prime Meridian (0°) and the 180° line
split the earth into the Western
Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere.
Prime Meridian
Western Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
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9. The Maltese Islands are on latitudes 36˚N and on
longitudes 14˚E.
Places in Latitude Longitude
Malta
Sliema 35°55'N 14°30'E
Mosta 35°55'N 14°26'E
Gozo 36°03'N 14°15'E
Comino 36°01'N 14°20'E
Filfla 35°47'N 14°24'E
Valletta 35°54'N 14°31'E
Some of this information was taken from www.mapsofworld.com

11. By using the equator and prime meridian, we can
divide the world into four hemispheres, north, south,
east, and west.
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13. -The Earth is divided into 24 time zones,
corresponding to 24 hours in a day.
-As the earth rotates, the sun shines in
different areas, moving from east to west
during the course of a day.
-Places that have the same Longitude will
be in the same time zone.
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14. Time Zone