Latitude, Longitude and

Hemispheres
Review
Lines of Latitude are also
called
Parallels
Lines of Longitude are also
called
Meridians
Lines of latitude run ____ to ____
but are measured as _____ or
_____.
eastwest / northsouth
Lines of longitude run ____ to ____
but are measured as _____ or
_____.
northsouth / eastwest
Is this a line of latitude
or longitude? What is
it called?
Tropic of Cancer
And this one?
Tropic of Capricorn
What is this line of
latitude called?
The Antarctic Circle
What about this one?
Equator!!
The Tropic of Capricorn
One more
The Arctic Circle
What about this famous
line of longitude? Its
measured at 0 degrees.
The Prime Meridian
Where?
What is the approximate location using
latitude and longitude measurements?
60 N
50 N
40 N
30 N
50 E 60 E 70 E 80 E 90 E
Answer
About 42 N, 72 E
One more

60 N
50 N
40 N
30 N
50 E 60 E 70 E 80 E 90 E
Answer
About 55 N, 85 E
The Northern and Southern
Hemispheres are separated by
The Equator
The Eastern and Western
Hemispheres are divided by
The Prime Meridian (and the 180th
parallel or the International Date Line)
Identify at least two continents in the
Northern Hemisphere
Identify at least two continents in the
Northern Hemisphere
North
America
Asia
Europe
Africa
Identify at least two continents in the
Southern Hemisphere
Identify at least two continents in the
Southern Hemisphere
South
America
Australia
Africa
Antarctica
Identify at least two continents in the
Western Hemisphere
Identify at least two continents in the
Western Hemisphere
North
America
South
America
Antarctica
Identify at least two continents in the Eastern Hemisphere
Africa
Antarctica
Australia
Asia Europe
Identify at least two oceans in the
Northern Hemisphere
Identify at least two oceans in the
Northern Hemisphere
Atlantic
Ocean
Pacific
Ocean
Indian
Ocean
Identify at least two oceans in the
Southern Hemisphere
Identify at least two oceans in the
Southern Hemisphere
Indian
Ocean
Pacific
Ocean
Atlantic
Ocean
Identify at least two oceans in the
Western Hemisphere
Identify at least two oceans in the
Western Hemisphere
Pacific
Ocean
Atlantic
Ocean
Arctic
Ocean Arctic Ocean
Identify at least two oceans in the Eastern Hemisphere
Atlantic
Ocean
Indian
Ocean
Pacific
Ocean
Arctic
Ocean
Why does Earth have seasons?
Earths axis is tilted at about 23
degrees. This means that the suns rays
hit Earth at a more direct angle during
summer than winter.
How many time zones is Earth
divided into?
24