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Grid System A systematic way of locating places using latitude and longitude

Grid System A systematic way of locating places using latitude and longitude. Paris, France. Is Paris north or south of the equator? Is Paris west or east of the prime meridian? So what hemispheres is Paris found in? Now measure up from the equator.

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Grid System A systematic way of locating places using latitude and longitude

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  1. Grid SystemA systematic way of locating places using latitude and longitude

  2. Paris, France • Is Paris north or south of the equator? • Is Paris west or east of the prime meridian? • So what hemispheres is Paris found in? • Now measure up from the equator. • Now measure to the right from the prime meridian. • Latitude (______° N, • Longitude ______° E) • Answer (49°N, 5°E)

  3. Paris, France (49°N, 5°E)

  4. Cape Town, South Africa • (33°S, 20°E)

  5. (19°N, 100°W) • Mexico City, Mexico

  6. (48°N, 108°E) • Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

  7. Antananarivo, Madagascar • (18°S, 49°E)

  8. Moscow, Russia • (56°N, 38°E)

  9. (54°S, 75°W) • Punta Arenas

  10. (35°N, 117°W) • Los Angeles

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