Mapwork

Mapwork:

Latitude and longitude 

latitude (with degrees)

Certain rules are used when making maps. we use color lines measurement and symbols on maps to make it easier to find places accurately. imaginary lines are drawn on maps so we can find places quickly. these lines are called latitude and longitude lines. they are measured by degrees. Degrees are written as °. the map shows latitude lines. these lines circle the earth. the line that is drawn around the middle of the earth is called the equator. it is numbered 0° (naught degrees). the most northern and southern latitudes are 90° north (the north pole) and 90° south (the south pole).

Latitude:

latitude

Definition of latitude:

the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of the equator of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.

n geography, latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the Earth's surface. Latitude is an angle (defined below) which ranges from 0° at the Equator to 90° (North or South) at the poles. Lines of constant latitude, or parallels, run east–west as circles parallel to the equator. Latitude is used together with longitude to specify the precise location of features on the surface of the Earth.

Longitude:

longitude

 Definition of  longitude:

Longitude (shown as a vertical line) is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds, of a point east or west of the Prime (Greenwich) Meridian. Lines of longitude are often referred to as meridians.

longitude (with degrees)