How Do You Locate Places

on Earth?
H-SS 4.1.1

compass rose

A symbol that shows the main directions

(north, south, east and west) on a map

lines of latitude

An imaginary line that runs east-west

around the earth

lines of longitude

An imaginary line that runs from the

North pole to the South Pole

absolute location

The exact or nearly exact location of a

place on Earth using degrees north or
south and east and west

equator

The line of latitude that circles the middle

of Earth

prime meridian

Earths main line of longitude

hemisphere

One half of Earth

climate

The weather patterns in one place

over a long period of time

Tropic of Cancer

The northernmost point where the

sun shines directly overhead

Tropic of Capricorn

The southernmost point where the

sun shines directly overhead

Review

What are the cardinal directions?

In which direction do lines of latitude run?
In which direction do lines of longitude run?
Why is it important to have latitude and
longitude?
What is Earths main line of latitude?
What is the degree of the equator?
When we are finding the absolute location of a
place on Earth, are the lines of latitude measured
north and south or east and west?
What is Earths main line of longitude?
What is the degree of the prime meridian?
When we are finding the absolute location of a
place on Earth, are the lines of longitude
measured north and south or east and west?

More Review

Why is the Earth divided into

hemispheres?
The state of California is located in
what two hemispheres?
The climate is always __________
near the equator. Why?
The climate is always __________
near the poles. Why?