Hemispheres, Latitude, and Longitude

1. Hemispheres, Latitude, and Longitude Geography Skills Pgs. H12-H13

2. Table of Contents • Hemispheres • Latitude • Longitude • Global Grid • Assignment

3. What are Hemispheres? • Hemisphere – any one of four overlapping halves of Earth • Four Hemispheres • Northern Hemisphere • Southern Hemisphere • Eastern Hemisphere • Western Hemisphere

4. Northern and Southern Hemisphere • The Northern and Southern Hemisphere are created by an imaginary east-west line known as the equator.

5. Eastern and Western Hemisphere • The Eastern and Western Hemisphere are created by an imaginary north-south line known as the prime meridian.

6. Latitude • Latitude – imaginary parallel lines that run around Earth in an east-west direction; one of these lines is known as the Equator. • Parallel – another name for a line of latitude

7. Longitude • Longitude – imaginary lines that run in a north-south direction from one pole to another; one of these lines is known as the Prime Meridian • Meridian – another name for a line of longitude

8. Global Grid • Global Grid – a pattern of crossed lines formed by lines of latitude and lines of longitude.

9. Assignment • On Page R16 of your Social Studies book, find the geographic address of the following places: • Oslo, Norway • Krakow, Poland • Kiev, Ukraine

10. Assignment Continued • On Page R10 of your Social Studies book, find the geographic address of the following places: • St. Petersburg, Russia • Bursa, Turkey • Hangzhou, China