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Any interactives on this page can only be played while you are visiting our website. You cannot download interactives. Students use latitude, longitude, and research on characteristics of different states and regions to solve a puzzle. Students look at lines of latitude and longitude on a world map, predict temperature patterns, and then compare their predictions to actual temperature data on an interactive map. They discuss how temperatures vary with latitude and the relationship between latitude and general climate patterns.
Join our community of educators and receive the latest information on National Geographic's resources for you and your students. Skip to content. Twitter Facebook Pinterest Google Classroom. Informal Assessment Have students use the outline maps of the United States and the world to identify: states in the U. Learning Objectives Students will: explain why lines of latitude and longitude might be helpful determine the latitude and longitude of their town and other places in the country find cities with the same latitude and describe their locations find landmarks with the same longitude and describe their locations.
Teaching Approach Learning-for-use. Figure 2. Meridians or "Lines of Longitude" and degree readings for longitudes in increments of 30 degrees. Parallels or "Lines of Latitude" and degree readings for latitudes in increments of 30 degrees.
Note that the lines are parallel when we look at the earth from the equator. If we look at them from the poles, they appear circular. Coordinates can be used to locate any point on Earth. Knowing the exact coordinates of a site degrees, minutes, and seconds of longitude and latitude is valuable for military , engineering , and rescue operation s.
Coordinates can give military leaders the location of weapons or enemy troops. Coordinates help engineers plan the best spot for a building, bridge, well, or other structure. Coordinates help airplane pilots land planes or drop aid packages in specific locations.
Into the Great Wide Open It was not until the 18th century that people were able to correctly determine their longitude, even though they had been able to figure out latitude for some time. Not being able to reckon longitude was dangerous for sailors. Without an exact location, they could easily run out of food or water on a long expedition into uncharted territory. The audio, illustrations, photos, and videos are credited beneath the media asset, except for promotional images, which generally link to another page that contains the media credit.
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They will best know the preferred format. When you reach out to them, you will need the page title, URL, and the date you accessed the resource. If a media asset is downloadable, a download button appears in the corner of the media viewer. It has horizontal lines and vertical lines that intersect. A location can be mapped or found on a grid system simply by giving two numbers which are the location's horizontal and vertical coordinates; or, to say it another way, the "intersection" where the place is located.
Latitude Horizontal mapping lines on Earth are lines of latitude. They are known as "parallels" of latitude, because they run parallel to the equator. One simple way to visualize this might be to think about having imaginary horizontal "hula hoops" around the earth, with the biggest hoop around the equator, and then progressively smaller ones stacked above and below it to reach the North and South Poles.
Can you think of other ways to visualize the parallels of Latitude?
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