Homework #5: October 10th, 20189

Latitude and Longitude

I. Read the text.
II. Complete the text with the following words:

Antarctic Circle Arctic Circle east Eastern

Equator latitude longitude meridians
north Northern parallels Prime Meridian
south Southern Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn west Western

We use two coordinates latitude and longitude to find places and

points on Earth.

These imaginary lines are:

• Longitude lines are called meridians and they run from north to
south. Longitude is the distance from East to West of the Prime or
Greenwich Meridian.

The Prime Meridian is a vertical line at 0º that divides the earth

into two hemispheres: Eastern and Western.

• Latitude lines are called parallels and they run from east to west.
Latitude is the distance from North to South of the Equator.

The Equator is a horizontal line at 0º that divides the earth into two
hemispheres: Northern and Southern.

Other important parallels are: The Tropic of Cancer at 23ºN, the

Tropic of Capricorn at 23ºS, the Arctic Circle at 66ºN and the
Antarctic Circle at 66ºS.