Locating places on a map using Latitudes and Longitudes

Latitudes

1. These are imaginary lines that runs from west to east

2. They are also called parallels

3. The main line of latitude is equator at 0 ̊

4. Equator divides the earth into two equal halves called hemisphere.

Characteristics of latitudes

1. They are parallel

2. They are of different lengths

3. They affect climate

4. They are measured in degrees from the equator

5. They are 180 lines of latitudes in total

Latitudes lines are;

1. Equator at 00

2. The tropic of cancer 23 ½º N

3. The arctic circle 66 ½ ̊N

4. The tropic of Capricorn 23 ½º