World Geography
Mr. Cottle
Latitude
• Divides the world into northern and southern
hemispheres.
• Lines are parallel to each other, approx. 69 miles apart.
• Go from 0° (Equator) to 90° (Poles), both north and south
from the equator.
Northern
Southern
Longitude
• Divides the world into eastern and western
hemispheres.
• Lines are not parallel, are touching at the poles and
approx. 69 miles apart at the equator.
• Go from 0° (Prime Meridian) to 180°.
Putting them together.
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Latitude is always listed first.
Go north (up) or south (down) depending on the latitude.
Go east (right) or west (left) depending on the longitude.
Example: 44° N, 116° W
N
W
E
S
Havana, Cuba
a. 23° N, 82° W
b. 25° N, 78° W
c. 18° N, 85° W
d. 23° N, 84° E
Ammon, Jordan
a. 44° N, 36° E
b. 32° N, 36° E
c. 22° N, 39° E
d. 33° N, 42° E
Canberra, Australia
a. 25° S, 168° E
b. 42° S, 150° E
c. 35° N, 149° W
d. 35° S, 149° E