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40 o 48 ” N 96 o 40 ” W

40 o 48 ” N 96 o 40 ” W. Most well known grid system is latitude and longitude. Latitude Basics 1. Distance North or South 2. Always parallel 3. Also called Parallels 4. Total of 90 degrees. Major Lines of Latitude. Longitude Basics Lines of longitude + prime meridian

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40 o 48 ” N 96 o 40 ” W

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  1. 40o48”N 96o40”W

  2. Most well known grid system is latitude and longitude

  3. Latitude Basics 1. Distance North or South 2. Always parallel 3. Also called Parallels 4.Total of 90 degrees

  4. Major Lines of Latitude

  5. Longitude Basics • Lines of longitude + prime meridian • East & West of the prime meridian 4. Physical distance 5. 180 degrees

  6. Laser projected from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich marking the Prime Meridian

  7. How to Read Latitude and Longitude • All lines are divided up into degrees, minutes, and seconds. One line of Lat/long One line of Long or Lat is then divided into 60 minutes Each minute is divided into 60 seconds 10o 11o

  8. How to read Lat and Long • Lat is always first and Long is second. • You always use lat first and use the direction NESW to indicate which direction to go.

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