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How can you find an exact location of a place?

How can you find an exact location of a place? . Longitude and Latitude. Longitude and Latitude. Imaginary lines that are drawn around Earth to help geographers study location of places.

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How can you find an exact location of a place?

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  1. How can you find an exact location of a place?

  2. Longitude and Latitude

  3. Longitude and Latitude • Imaginary lines that are drawn around Earth to help geographers study location of places. • Latitude: Horizontal lines that run EAST to WEST. Latitude is the distance north or south of the Equator, measured in units called degrees. • Longitude: Vertical lines that run NORTH to SOUTH. Longitude is the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees. • Philadelphia is located at about 39°N and 75° W on Earth.

  4. Equator and Prime Meridian • The Equatormarks 0 latitude. Think of it as Earth’s belt. It runs directly around Earth’s middle. • The Prime Meridianmarks 0 longitude. It runs from top to bottom of Earth. • Each half of Earth is called a hemisphere.

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