Latitude and Longitude
Latitude and Longitude
Longitude: lines that run in a north to south direction across the Earth.
(Longitude degrees are measured as east and west.)
180° 160° 140° 120° 100° 80° 60° 40° 20° 20° 40° 60° 80° 100° 120° 140° 160° 180°
W W W W W W W W W 0° E E E E E E E E E
80°N
Arctic Ocean
60°N
North Europe
Asia
America
40°N
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean Pacific
Ocean Ocean
20°N
Africa
0°
South
Indian
America
Ocean
20°S South
Pacific Australia
Ocean
40°S
Southern Ocean
60°S
N
Antarctica
80°S
W E
S
Directions: Use the map to answer the questions below.
Example: What continent is at 20° south and 20° east? Africa