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    The document explains how latitude and longitude are used to precisely locate positions on Earth. Latitude lines run east-west and measure distances north and south of the equator, while longitude lines run north-south and measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian. Together, latitude and longitude coordinates provide a unique location by specifying degrees, minutes, and seconds of each.

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    The document explains how latitude and longitude are used to precisely locate positions on Earth. Latitude lines run east-west and measure distances north and south of the equator, while longitude lines run north-south and measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian. Together, latitude and longitude coordinates provide a unique location by specifying degrees, minutes, and seconds of each.

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    The document explains how latitude and longitude are used to precisely locate positions on Earth. Latitude lines run east-west and measure distances north and south of the equator, while longitude lines run north-south and measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian. Together, latitude and longitude coordinates provide a unique location by specifying degrees, minutes, and seconds of each.

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    Imagine you are on the ship that

    crosses the ocean or you go through


    the desert which has no markings or
    signs.
    How can you then describe the place
    where you are, and that every person
    in the world understands that?
    This is achieved by using latitude and
    longitude. By using them, we can
    exactly determine the location on the
    earths surface.

    A globe or a world map usually has


    vertical and horizontal lines drawn
    over it.

    The horizontal east-west lines are


    called latitude.

    The vertical north-south lines are


    called longitude.

    Latitude is the
    distance north or
    south from the
    Equator.

    The Equator is
    an important
    reference point.

    Latitudes are counted from 0


    (the equator) to 90 (the north or
    south pole) and is either north or
    south of the equator.
    After
    every 15
    degrees
    there is
    one line
    of latitude

    Four main lines of latitude : Tropic of


    Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, the Arctic
    Circle and the Antarctic Circle.

    The lines of
    longitude are
    drawn half circle
    from the North Pole
    to the South Pole.

    The lines are


    measured in
    degrees () to the
    west or east of the
    line called the
    Prime Meridian,
    which is at
    longitude 0.

    The lines east of the Prime Meridian are


    measured from 0 to 180 E (East), and
    the lines west of the Prime Meridian
    are measured 0 to 180W (West).

    At 180E and 180W is a line that


    is on the opposite side of the
    world from the Prime Meridian.
    This line of longitude is known as
    the International Date Line, from
    which a new calendar day begins.
    Unlike the other lines, this
    International Date Line is not a
    straight line as it deviates to pass
    around some territories and island
    groups.

    The position of a place on a map can be


    describes by its latitude and its longitude.

    For example, if you look up New York in an


    atlas, you will find that is located at
    latitude 40N. This means New York is in
    the Northern hemisphere, 40 north of the
    Equator. It is also located at 73W. This
    means it is 73 to the west of the Prime
    Meridian. The global position of New York
    is 40N, 73W

    To precisely locate a place, 1


    using latitude and longitude,
    minutes and seconds are used as
    well as degrees.

    Each degree has 60 minutes, and


    each minute has 60 seconds.

    So when you see latitude and


    longitude coordinates, the look
    something like this: 47 3625N,
    122 19 12 W

    The N tells us to look north of the


    equator. The 47 3625 before the
    N shows how far north of the
    equator we want to be; in this
    case 47 degrees, 36 minutes and
    25 seconds.

    Since there is a W, we go to the


    west of the Prime Meridian. The
    number before W tell us; 122
    degrees, 19 minutes and 12
    seconds.

    Now we can find the place this


    latitude and longitude represents
    by seeing where the latitude and
    longitude lines we just found
    intersect. Using the map, can you
    find the city has this latitude and
    longitude?

    From an atlas, find the global


    position of Brunei.

    The global position of Brunei is 4


    30 North and 114 40' East.

    Look at the points on the map and identify their location


    by latitude and longitude

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