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    The document discusses latitude and longitude lines. Latitude lines run east to west around the Earth and measure locations north and south of the equator. Longitude lines run from the North Pole to the South Pole and measure locations east and west of the Prime Meridian in London. Understanding latitude and longitude coordinates allows one to precisely locate places on maps and globes. Interactive games and videos are provided to help teach children about these important geographic grid lines.

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    The document discusses latitude and longitude lines. Latitude lines run east to west around the Earth and measure locations north and south of the equator. Longitude lines run from the North Pole to the South Pole and measure locations east and west of the Prime Meridian in London. Understanding latitude and longitude coordinates allows one to precisely locate places on maps and globes. Interactive games and videos are provided to help teach children about these important geographic grid lines.

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    The document discusses latitude and longitude lines. Latitude lines run east to west around the Earth and measure locations north and south of the equator. Longitude lines run from the North Pole to the South Pole and measure locations east and west of the Prime Meridian in London. Understanding latitude and longitude coordinates allows one to precisely locate places on maps and globes. Interactive games and videos are provided to help teach children about these important geographic grid lines.

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    Latitude and Longitude

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    Afza Khalid
    The document discusses latitude and longitude lines. Latitude lines run east to west around the Earth and measure locations north and south of the equator. Longitude lines run from the North Pole to the South Pole and measure locations east and west of the Prime Meridian in London. Understanding latitude and longitude coordinates allows one to precisely locate places on maps and globes. Interactive games and videos are provided to help teach children about these important geographic grid lines.

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    Longitude & Latitude

    LO: to know what the lines of latitude and


    longitude are
    to understand how they are used

    Longitude & latitude - animation

    Longitude & Latitude song


    LATITUDE
    F
    Lines
    LA
    ATT
    round
    the earth!
    (the ITU
    lines
    LONGITUDE are f
    DE
    l a t!)
    Lines Over
    the top of the
    earth!
    Longitude & Latitude song
    Let’s watch together !
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTrsvGy
    tGG0
    Longitudes: Lines of longitudes are
    Latitudes: Lines of latitudes are imaginary lines going from the North Pole to
    imaginary lines going around the earth South Pole . They are measured from the
    from east to west. They are measured in Greenwich meridian, which passes through
    degrees north to south of the equator. London. The Greenwich meridian is O
    degree.
    Atlas: A showing that has Equator: O° Latitude is
    maps showing places all called Equator.
    around the World.

    My
    personal
    Prime Meridian: O° line
    glossary
    of Longitude.
    Hemisphere: One half of
    the Circle(Globe).

    North East West South: Coordinates: Intersection


    Never Eat a Soggy Waffle point of Latitudes and
    Longitudes to know the
    exact location.
    Let’s hunt the treasure
    • https://kidsgeo.com/geography-games/latitu
    de-and-longitude/
    Climatic Zones
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1cUEXm
    DXgc&t=487s
    QUESTIONS BASED ON MAP
    A. Which important line of do you see passing
    over the UAE?
    B. Give the coordinates of the UAE
    C. What relationship does the UAE’s climate has
    with the imaginary lines?
    Homework Questions
    Answer the following questions
    Q1. Write features of 3 different climatic zones of the Earth.

    Q2. Name the countries falling in different climatic zones.

    Q3.Two factors affecting climate of a place.

    Q4. Name two countries from which for each of the following lines passes
    through
    (a) Equator
    (b) Tropic of cancer and
    (c) Tropic of Capricorn

    Q5. (a) If you are at a “high latitude” what might the temperature be like?
    (b) If you are at a “low latitude” what might the temperature be like?”
    Answer Discussed in Class…
    Differentiate between
    Latitude and Longitudes

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