Bellwork: Latitude and Longitude

Match the following coordinates.

• Charlotte

• closest to 40N 80W

• Houston

• closest to 35N 80W

• Washington DC

• closest to 30N 100W

• Miami

• closest to 30N 80W

• Jacksonville

• closest to 25N 80W

The Prime Meridian runs north to south and divides the globe into

• northern and southern hemispheres.

• eastern and western hemispheres

The equator runs east to west and divides the earth into

• northern and southern hemispheres

• eastern and western hemispheres

This line runs east to west and divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

• equator

• prime meridian

This line runs north to south and divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres.

• equator

• prime meridian