Locating Jamaica and other Caribbean territories

Basic points that we use in finding locations

Example - North, South, East, West

• Cardinal Points

• Ordinal Points

• Secondary Intercardinal Points

Between the cardinal points are other points labelled

northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest

These are called

• Cardinal

• Intercardinal/Ordinal Points

• Secondary intercardinal points

Lines of Latitude are horizontal lines running from

• east to west

• north to south

• east to north

Lines of Latitude help to determine

• climate of an area

• time of an area

The Equator measures

• 0 degrees

• 60 degrees

• 90 degrees

• 180 degrees

The Equator divides the earth into

• north and south hemispheres

• east and west hemispheres

The Prime Meridian divides the earth into

• north and south hemispheres

• east and west hemispheres

The Prime Meridian measures

• 0 degrees

• 30 degrees

• 60 degrees

• 180 degrees

Lines of Latitude

• run parallel to one another from east to west

• join at the north and south poles

Lines of Longitude

• run parallel to one another

• Join together at the north and south poles

• run perpendicular to each other