Locating places on earth

• Geographic coordinate system

  • reference system that uses longitude and latitude
• Latitude

  • position related to the equator
  • horizontal lines specifying the north and south position
• Degrees (°)

  • unit for longhitude and latitude
• Equator

  • starting point
• Prime meridian

  • vertical line that passes through greenwich, england dividing earth into eastern and western hemispheres
• Celestial navigation

  • system of navigation using heavenly bodies
• Latitude

  • north to south

  Longhitude

  • east to west
• Geodetic System 1984

  • calculated the philippines' longhitude and latitude
• Parallels of latitude

  • imaginary lines drawn parallel to the equator
• Parallels snd their latitude

  North Pole - 90° N

  Artic Circle - 66.5° N

  Tropic of Cancer - 23.5° N

  Equator - 0

  Tropic of Capricorn - 23.5° S

  Antartic Circle - 66.5° S

  South Pole - 90° S
• Philippines exact geographical location

  • latitude - 5°-21°
  • longhitude - 114°-127°
• Mi

  • nautical mile
• Longhitude

  • east or west location of any place on earth
  • usually marked with imaginary lines called meridians of longhitude
• Exact location of the philippines

  • 13°00'00" north
  • 122°00'00"
  • second largest archipelago in the world
  • 7640 islands
• Philippines is bounded

  • West - West Philippine sea
  • East - Pacific Ocean
  • North - Bashi Chanel
  • South - Suly / Celebes Sea
• Measurement of longhitude

  • 0-180 degrees