Locating Places (Latitude)

Currently, Earth is composed of seven continents surrounded by different

bodies of water. Locating a specific place would not be possible if not for Earth’s

models such as maps and globes. A_____________ is a two-dimensional drawing which

can be used on flat surfaces and is easily carried.

On the other hand, a _____________ is a

three-dimensional representation of the spherical shape of Earth.

A unique feature of a globe is Earth’s tilt with respect to its North and South Poles. It also represents Earth’s position relative to Sun. Through time,

both models have undergone modifications

to represent Earth better.

A common feature of maps and globes is the presence of _____________

horizontal and vertical lines to form a Cartesian plane. These imaginary lines form a grid collectively known as the geographic coordinate system. The geographic

coordinate system does not exist but it was drawn as a numerical reference which

determines the locations of different places on Earth.

Locating places on a map or globe uses these lines which are represented as_____________ (°) since it is assumed that the world is spherical. Most maps usually draw these lines apart at a 15º interval.

Lines which run horizontally from east to west are called _____________.

These lines are _____________ to each other.

Hence, latitudes do not meet or intersect. The

latitude which cuts the Earth in half is called the_____________.

This line divides Earth

into _____________ and _____________ hemispheres.

The closer the latitude is to the equator, the _____________the climate.

The closer it is to the poles, the _____________.

Thus, it is clear that there is a relationship

between the latitude of a place and the climate it experiences.