Locating places on eart

• Map:

  • Graphical representation of places on Earth's surface
  • Depicts political boundaries, cities, and physical geography
• Globe:

  • Spherical model of Earth
  • Provides a three-dimensional representation of the planet's surface
• Equator:

  • Imaginary line dividing Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres
  • Situated at 0 degrees latitude
• Latitude:

  • Lines run parallel to the Equator
  • Measure distance north or south of the Equator
  • Expressed in degrees
• Longitude:

  • Lines run from the North Pole to the South Pole
  • Measure distance east or west from the Prime Meridian
  • Expressed in degrees
• Prime Meridian:

  • Line of 0 degrees longitude
  • Reference point for measuring east-west distances
  • Passes through Greenwich, England
• Antimeridian:

  • Opposite line to the Prime Meridian
  • Located at 180 degrees longitude
• Tropic of Cancer:

  • Located at approximately 23.5 degrees north latitude
  • Represents the northernmost latitude where the Sun can appear directly overhead during the summer solstice
• Tropic of Capricorn:

  • Located at approximately 23.5 degrees south latitude
  • Represents the southernmost latitude where the Sun can appear directly overhead during the summer solstice
• North Pole:

  • Northernmost point on Earth
  • Situated at 90 degrees north latitude
• South Pole:

  • Southernmost point on Earth
  • Located at 90 degrees south latitude
• Graphic Coordinate System:

  • Defines precise locations on Earth's surface using latitude and longitude coordinates