LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE The globe is covered by an imaginary grid. The lines of this grid are called.
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LATITUDE AND LONGITUDEThe globe is covered by an imaginary grid. The lines of this grid are called
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LONGITUDE=MERIDIANS
LATITUDE=PARALLELS These lines run east to west.
The Equator is a line of latitude.
These lines run north to south.The Prime Meridian is a line of longitude.
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Turn to the “World Political Map” on pages 72-73 of the Jr. Geographer Atlas. Find the nearest line of latitude for each city.
1.Quito, Ecuador
2.Perth, Australia
3.Oslo, Norway
4.Houston, United States
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Using the same map, find the nearest line of longitude for each city.
1.London, United Kingdom
2.Sydney, Australia
3.St. Petersburg, Russia
4.Buenos Aires, Argentina
5.Los Angeles, United States
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What is the global address for the city of
New Orleans, Louisiana?
____˚N, ___˚W
Use the map on p. 68-69 to answer this question.