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    Latitude lines run parallel east-west and are measured in degrees north and south of the equator. The equator is at 0 degrees latitude. Longitude lines run parallel north-south and are measured in degrees east and west of the prime meridian, which is at 0 degrees longitude. The tropics are the regions on Earth that lie between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, located at approximately 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator.

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    Latitude lines run parallel east-west and are measured in degrees north and south of the equator. The equator is at 0 degrees latitude. Longitude lines run parallel north-south and are measured in degrees east and west of the prime meridian, which is at 0 degrees longitude. The tropics are the regions on Earth that lie between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, located at approximately 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator.

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    Latitude and Longitude Teacher Note

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    Latitude lines run parallel east-west and are measured in degrees north and south of the equator. The equator is at 0 degrees latitude. Longitude lines run parallel north-south and are measured in degrees east and west of the prime meridian, which is at 0 degrees longitude. The tropics are the regions on Earth that lie between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, located at approximately 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator.

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    CGC 1P

    Name:
    How Do I Remember...

    1. LATITUDE: Remember LAT = FAT


    Equator is at 0° Latitude

    L A T I T U D E

    WEST EAST

    2. LONGITUDE: Remember How LONG (TALL) are you?


    Prime Meridian is at 0° Longitude

    NORTH

    L
    O
    N
    G
    I
    T
    U
    D
    E

    SOUTH
    3. TROPICS:

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