udes? what are latitudes and long Latitudes and longitudes are imaginary lines that help you find the location of any place in the world on a map. Imagine the world as a globe. The globe is split into 360 sections from top to bottom (north to south) and 180 sections from side to side (east to west). The lines that circle the globe in a north-south direction are called the lines of longitude, and the lines that circle the globe in an east-west direction are called the lines of latitude. Longitudes Latitudes The lines of latitude and longitude intersect each other to form a grid. The points at which the lines of latitude and longitude intersect are called coordinates. These coordinates can be used to find the exact location of any place on earth. For example, the state of California has a latitude of approximately 36° N anda longitude of 119° W, MINNESOT/ e wil 1K OHIO, nm, |aw © Mom unctionDruk seen Rate Cun et ented nate iat Clete oe 43° N latitude and 120° W longitude 44°N latitude 114° W longitude 46° N latitude 94° W longitude 40° N latitude, 82° W longitude 41° N latitude, 77° W longitude 42° N latitude, 71° W longitude 36° N latitude, 119° W longitude 31° N latitude, 99° W longitude Mom unction