3rd FORM GEOGRAPHY

Topic 1: Latitude and Longitude

A system of lines is used to find the location of any place on the surface of the Earth.

Lines of latitude run in an ______________________ direction. They run _______________to the ________________.
Lines of longitude run in a _______________________direction. They run from the _________ and
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LINES OF LATITUDE

There are __________ such equally spaced lines of latitude to the _____________________________ and
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Where the 90th east-west lines would be are two points the ________________________________________.
Each east-west line is a circle. The further it is from the equator the shorter its length. The 60th eastwest line, for example, is only half as long as the equator!

LINES OF LONGITUDE

Longitude (shown as a vertical line) is measured in degrees east or west of something called the
__________________________________________________. This is the line going from the _________________ Pole to the
______________Pole and running through the middle of the ____________________________________________________
Lines of longitude are often referred to as __________________________________________________________________

TASK: Why is the Prime Meridian In Greenwich?

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MAPPING COORDINATES

TASK: On the blank world map, find and label the countries

these coordinates describe .

Presentation is important
There is more room to write the names of the countries in the sea and draw a neat line
between your label and the country.
Use a pencil and a ruler to draw the lines for your map, write your labels in pen