science 4th grading

can be described and determined by means

of the position or location of any place on the Earth's surface.

is the measurement on a globe or map of a place north or south of the

equator. It is measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds.

also called the great circle around the Earth that is equidistant

from the geographic poles and lies in a plane perpendicular to the Earth's axis. It divides

the Earth halfway into the Northern and Southern hemispheres at 0 degrees latitude

and forms the imaginary reference line.

this is also the reference point of latitude

is a two-dimensional drawing which

can be used on flat surfaces and is easily carried.

is a three-dimensional representation of the spherical shape of Earth

this is the reference point of longtitude this lines passes through greenwich to england

are pair of numbers that describes the position of a point

this represents the coordinates of a place

Lines which run from north to south

Starting at the Prime Meridian, moving 180 degrees to the east or to the west

brings you to this is also known as " longitude 180°"