Latitude and Longitude

Lines of longitude...

• go left to right (horizontal)

• go up and down (vertical)

• go diagonally

Lines of Latitude....

• go left to right (horizontal)

• go up and down (vertical)

• go diagonally

Which of the following is a line of longitude?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

Lines of longitude and latitude are used

• To help sailors, explorers and pilots

• To describe exact locations

• Both!!

Lines of latitude and longitude can be seen on the ground in real life

• True
• False

There are two tropics, the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of

What is the main purpose of the Equator?

• To divide the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres

• To measure time zones

• To mark the start of the Prime Meridian