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Geography- Tropical Living part 1 - Coggle Diagram
Geography- Tropical Living part 1
What is Latitude?
Latitude is the distance, measured in degrees, north and south of the equator.
There are 90 degrees of latitude from the equator to each of the poles, north and south. Latitude lines are parallel and are the same distance apart. This lines are sometimes referred to as "parallels".
parallels- lines of latitude
North and South latitudes
positions on latitude lines above the equator are called "north" and are in the northern hemisphere.
Positions on latitude lines below the equator are called "south" and are in the southern hemisphere.
The Equator
The equator is the lonest of all lines of latitude. It divides the earth in half and is measured as 0 degrees.
QUIZ
Lines of latitude are
__
to the equator.
There are ___ degrees of latitude north and south of the equator
The equator is __ degrees
Another name for latitude lines is
__
The equator divides the earth into ___ equal parts.
The line of 0 degree longitude is called the
___
__
Longitude lines give directions
_
and
__
of the prime meridian
There are
__
degrees of longitude on each side of the prime meridian
Singapore is 1.3521 degrees north and 103.8198 degrees east
Using Latitude and Longtitude
to find your exact location on the map, you need to determine which latitude line and which longitude line meets where you are standing. When writing locations, the latitude is given first. E.G. miami, florida, has a location of 25 degrees north and 80 degrees west.
What is Longitude?
Longitude is the distance east or west of the prime meridian.
The prime meridian, as do all other lines of longitude, pass through the north and south pole. They make the earth look like a peeled orange.
The prime meridian divides the earth into half. It is also 0 degrees. It passes through the community of Greenwich, England.
longitude lines to the left of the prime meridian give locations west, in the western hemisphere
longitude lines to the right of the prime meridian gives locations east, in the eastern hemisphere.
meridians- lines of longitude
tropics of cancer being at 23.5 degrees north and tropics of capricorn being at 23.5 degrees south
About the Tropics
High temperatures throughout the year, only one season (summer)
it is located 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator
Receives the greatest amount of sunshine in the world
High precipitation rates, above 2000mm
polar climate
located 65 to 90 degrees north and south of the equator
generally 2 seasons (summer and winter)
summer temperature rarely rises above 15 degrees, winter temperatures usually below 0 degrees
Temperate climate
Located 35 to 65 degrees north and south of the equator
experiences the 4 seasons