Part A Latitude and Longitude The Earth s geographic grid is
Last updated: 1/22/2023
Part A Latitude and Longitude The Earth s geographic grid is based on the division of a circle which can be observed as lines of latitude or longitude Figure 1 3 90 N 1 Refer to Figure 1 3 60 N 30 N h 30 S 60 S 90 s 120 W 90 W 60 W 150 W 30 W 180 a Latitude is measured to the north or south of the 0 Latitude Figure 1 3 Introductory Diagram of Latitude and Longitude 150 30 E Longitude 120 E 60 E 90 E b Longitude is measured to the east or west of the c Lines that are drawn from north to south from the North Pole to the South Pole are called d Lines that are drawn from east to west are called from the Prime Meridian to the Antimeridian 180th Meridian e The highest degree possible for a line of latitude is f The highest degree possible for a line of longitude is