WORKSHEET on Lines of Latitude, Lines of Longitude, Climate Zones, Equinoxes, Solstices, The Three Norths, Prime Meridian, International Date Line, Greenwich Mean Time, Coordinated Universal Time. WORKSHEET to work with: Lines of Latitude and Longitude – PowerPoint at: http://www.slideshare.net/yaryalitsa/lines-of-latitude-and-longitude-powerpoint

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Slide 2 – Lines of Latitude andLongitude
 Whichgeographical questiondo linesof latitudeandlongitude helpusanswer?
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 To what type of systemdoLatitude andLongitude linesreferto? ……………………………………………………………….
 Latitude linesare alsoknownas? …………………………………………………………………………………………………..
 Longitude Linesare alsoknownas? …………………………………………………………………………………………………
 Everyplace on earthhas itsown ‘unique’what? …………………………………………………………………………….
 How isthis‘uniqueness’expressed. ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Fill in the gaps:
The horizontal linesare: …………………………….. . The vertical linesare: ……………………………………
The linesthattell uswhetheraplace is locatedinthe NORTHERN or the SOUTHERN HEMPSPHERE or how far
………………. or ………………………. from the ………………………………. are the ………………………………… linesandare knownas
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The linesthatindicate howfar…………………….. or ……………………………. of the Prime Meridiana place isare the
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Slide 3 - Facts about Lines of Latitude
 Is the EQUATOR a ‘latitude’ora‘longitude’line?……………………………………………………………………………………..
 Is the EQUATOR a ‘vertical’ora ‘horizontal line? …………………………………………………………………………………….
 What doesTHE EQUATOR separate and whatisits ‘degree’reading?
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 In whatdirectiondoesthe EQUATORcircle the globe/world? …………………………………………………………………
 What are knownas PARALLELS? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
 What isthe distance betweenone LATITUDELINE and another? ……………………………………………………………
 Write downtwo (2) facts aboutthe PARALLELS you didn’tknow.
 Fact 1:
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 Fact 2:
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 What doesa DEGREE equal inminutes? …………… What doesa MINUTE equal inseconds?………………
Complete:
 The NORTHERN HEMISPHERE has ……………………………………. between……………….. and……………………….
 The SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE has ……………………………………. between………………..and………………………
 Whichlatitude line isthe longest? ……………………………….
 What happenstothe latitude lineswhentheygetclosertoeitherthe NorthPole orthe SouthPole?
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Slide 4 – Significant Lines of Latitude
Fill inthe table andIndicate onthe ‘GriddedGlobe’where the most significantLATITUDELINESare found.
SIGNIFICANT LINES OF LATITUDE
POSITIONS:
DEGREES
Slide 5 – Climate Zones
Complete the table and thenlabel the world map with the CLIMATE ZONES.
ANS Meaning
SouthTemperate Zone 1 LiesbetweenTropicof CancerandArctic Circle
Torrid Zone 2 LiesbetweenSouthPoleandAntarcticCircle
SouthTorrid Zone 3 Liesbetweenthe EquatorandTropicof Cancer
NorthFrigidZone 4 Liesbetweenthe EquatorandTropicof Capricorn
NorthTorrid Zone 5 LiesbetweenTropicof CapricornandAntarcticCircle
NorthTemperate Zone 6 LiesbetweenTropicof CancerandTropic of Capricorn
SouthFrigidZone 7 LiesbetweenNorthPole andArcticCircle
Fill the gap:
The Torrid Zone isalso knownas: …………………………………………………………………..
The FrigidZonesare also knownas: …………………………………………………………………..

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Slide 6 – The Equator
Write downthree (3) factsabout the Equator you didn’tknow.
Fact 1: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Fact 2: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Fact 3: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Slide 7 & 8 – The Tropics
 Whichlinesof LATITUDE encompassthe area knownasTHE TROPICS?
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 By whatothername doTHE TROPICSgo by? ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
 Why are THE TROPICSso called? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
 WhichTROPIC issouthof the EQUATOR? How far south?
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 WhichTROPIC isnorth of the EQUATOR? How far north?
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Slides 9 – Arctic and Antarctic Circles
Write downthree (3) factsabout the ARCTIC CIRCLE you didn’tknow.
Fact 1: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Fact 2: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Fact 3: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Write downtwo (2) facts aboutthe ANTARCTIC CIRCLE you didn’tknow.
Fact 1: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Fact 2: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Slides 10 – Arctic andAntarctic Circles
View bothmaps showingthe ARCTIC CIRCLE andTHE ANTARCTIC CIRCLE.
Answer the following:
What isthe difference between: THENORTH POLE and THE ARCTIC CIRCLE?
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ARCTIC CIRCLE
Name the landmassesthat the ARCTICCIRCLE passesover.
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ANTARCTIC CIRCLE
Name the watermassesthat the ANTARCTICCIRCLEpassesover.
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Slides 11 – Northand South Poles
Write downthree (3) factsabout the NORTH POLE you didn’tknow.
Fact 1: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Fact 2: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Fact 3: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Write downthree (3) factsabout the SOUTH POLE you didn’tknow.
Fact 1: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Fact 2: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Fact 3: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Slides 12 – The Three (3) Norths
Why dowe refertohavingthree NORTHS?
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Slide 13 – Facts about Lines of Longitude
 What isanothername for Linesof Longitude? ………………………………………………………………………………………………
 What directiondoLinesof Longitude follow? ………………………………………………………………………………………………
 Do linesof Longitude have the same distance fromeachother? If not,whynot?
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 Line of Longitude measure distance from ‘northorsouth’OR ‘east or west’ of the Prime Meridian?
 Where do linesof Longitude intercept? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
 By whatothername isthe PRIME MERIDIAN knownby? …………………………………………………………………………….
 Where doesthe PRIME MERIDIAN passthrough? ……………………………………………………………………………………….
 Complete:
 To the WEST the earth isdividedfrom……………………..
 To the EAST the earthisdividedfrom…………………….. .
 What doesIDL standfor? What degree isthislongitude line? ………………………………………………………………… .
 What doesthe IDL do? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .

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Slide 14 – Facts about Lines of Longitude
Explainthese inyourownwords:
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Slide 15 – Which one goes first –LATITUDE or LONGITUDE?
How are you goingto rememberwhichone goesfirst?
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Slide 16 & 17, 18, 19, 20 – Lines of Longitude: Prime MeridianandInternational Date Line
Answer the following:
The PRIME MERIDIAN was ARBITRARY. What doesthis mean?
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What isanothername that the PRIME MERIDIAN is knownby? ………………………………………………………………………………….
At whatdegree(s) isthe PRIMEMERIDIAN and at what degree(s) the INTERNATIONALDATELINE?
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What happenswhenone passesthe IDLfromthe west?
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Togetherthe PRIME MERIDIAN and the IDL dividedthe EARTHintowhatHEMISPHERES?
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What doesUTC standfor? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
What isUTC?
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37.9794500° N, 23.7162200° E
Athens, Greece - Coordinates in decimal degrees
37°58’46”N, 23°42’58”E
Athens, Greece - Geographical Coordinates
39.3292400° N, -82.1012600° W
Athens, Ohio - Coordinates in decimal degrees
39°19’45”N, 82°06’04”W
Athens, Ohio - Geographical Coordinates

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Slide 21 – Lines of Longitude: Equinoxes: Seasonal Time
Answer the following:
Where doesthe wordEQUINOXderive from?
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Whenand howmany timesdothe EQUINOXES occur?
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Name the EQUINOXES.
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Why dowe have LEAPYEARS?
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Do EQUINOXESalwaysoccur on the same day? Why or whynot?
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Slide 22 – Lines of Longitude: Solstices: Seasonal Time
Answer the following:
How oftendoSOLSTICESoccur? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Whendo SOLSTICESoccur? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Name the SOLSTICESand by whatothername(s) theyare known.
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In AustraliawhendoesWINTERSOLSTICEoccur?
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In Europe whendoesWINTERSOLSTICEoccur?
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