Latitude and Longitude

Learning Intentions.

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

Starter -

As you watch the video, write down THREE things you learn or that you found interesting.

So.... based on what you learned from the video....

Now we will go into more depth in the lines of latitude and longitude.

Everything has a location on the surface of the Earth.

Locations are often determined by their latitude and longitude, which are written in degrees (°).

The latitude is the distance of a place north or south from Earth's equator.

The equator is an imaginary line splitting the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres and represents 0∘ latitude.
Draw this line onto your map.

The longitude is the distance of a place east or west from an imaginary line running through Greenwich, England.

Latitude runs 90∘ north and south of the equator.

90∘N is the North Pole, and 90∘ S is the South Pole.

Question:

Look at how many sections the earth is split into.
These are called hemispheres. There are 4 hemispheres, does anyone know or think they know what they are called?

Hint - Think of a compass, and note that 'hemi' means half.

These lines are called the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer, and they represent 23.5∘ North and South of the Equator.

Add these lines to your map.

Latitude and longitude

Using your knowledge from this lesson and your map, complete the following worksheet.
Writing your answers in your Geography workbooks.

Copy of Lines of latitude and longitude Worksheet

Final Game - Optional

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