Name __________________________________ Date ________________
Latitude and Longitude
There are imaginary lines that circle the Earth. Some lines circle the Earth
from the north to south. These are called lines of longitude. Some lines circle
the Earth from east to west. These are called lines of latitude. Both kinds of
lines are numbered in marked degrees. By using lines of longitude and latitude,
you can find any place on Earth.
120°W 115°W 110°W 105°W 100°W 95°W 90°W 85°W
130°W 125°W
45°
80°W
75°W
70°W
65°W
50°N
CANADA
N
MN
Salem
40°N
Minneapolis
40°N
Pittsburgh
PA
Philadelphia
Denver
35°N
CA
N
CO
E
TN
Memphis
Los Angeles
30°N
TX
PACIFIC
OCEAN
25°N
W
Houston
MEXICO
S
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
LA
New
Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
FL
Miami
25°N
Use the map of the United States. Answer the questions.
1. What city is located approximately at 35°N and 90°W?
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2. What city is located approximately at 25°N and 80°W?
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3. What is the latitude and longitude of Philadelphia?
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4. Between which lines of latitude is the continental United States located?
4. What is the latitude and longitude of Los Angeles? ______________________________
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5.5.Name
two cities
map with
approximately
same:States located?
Between
whichshown
lines on
of the
longitude
is the
continentalthe
United
latitude? ______________________________________________________
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Location: Latitude and Longitude
longitude? _______________________________________________________
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Introduction to Earth Science
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Review and Reinforce
Exploring Earth’s Surface
Understanding Main Ideas
Fill in the blanks in the table below.
Elevation
Relief
Plains
Low or high
1. _________________________
2. __________________________
High
High
3. __________________________
High
Low
Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.
4. How does a coastal plain differ from an interior plain?
5. Compare and contrast a mountain range with a mountain system.
Building Vocabulary
Match each term with its definition by writing the letter of the correct definition on
the line beside the term.
____ 6. latitude
____ 7. plateau
a. the height above sea level of a point on Earth’s
surface
____ 8. topography
b. the shape of the land
____ 9. degree
c. flat or gently rolling land with low relief
____ 10. elevation
d. a large area of land for which the topography is
mainly one type of landform
____ 11. relief
____ 12. landform region
____ 13. plain
____ 14. longitude
e. the distance in degrees north or south of the
equator
f. the distance in degrees east or west of the prime
meridian
g. the difference in elevation between the highest
and the lowest parts of an area
h. a landform that has high elevation and a more or
less level surface
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Landform