Maps

0^o Latitude is called...

• North Pole

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Dateline

The highest latitude degree on Earth

• 90^o

• 180^o

• 360^o

0^o Longitude is called...

• North Pole

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Dateline

The highest longitude degree on Earth

• 90^o

• 180^o

• 360^o

These lines run east and west, but measure north and south

• Latitude

• Longitude

These lines run north and south, but measure east and west

• Latitude

• Longitude

All longitude lines intersect here.

• North Pole

• Equator

• South Pole

• They don't intersect

All latitude lines intersect here.

• North Pole

• Equator

• South Pole

• They don't intersect

Another name for latitude lines

• Meridians

• Parallels

• Rungs

• Tropics

Another name for longitude lines

• Meridians

• Parallels

• Rungs

• Tropics