Latitude and longitude
Landmark reference points
By referring to other familiar places
A special system of latitude and longitude
Galaxy grids
Street reference points
: They use latitude and longitude as a reference
How do scientists describe locations?
Equator and Greenwich, England
Greenwich, England
Brussels
Greenland
Zero Longitude runs through Greenwich, England while zero latitude runs along the equator
North Pole and Antarctica
Equator
Where are zero longitude and latitude located?
Latitude and longitude
They use latitude and longitude as a reference
South pole
Latitude and Longitude based on the reference point of zero being the equator
North pole
Well known places
Equator
What reference points do scientists use to describe location?
North and south
East or west
Which directions could you be going if you followed the equator?
Lines of latitude run east to west and longitude is north to south
Longitudinal lines run North to South while latitudinal lines run East to West
Lines of latitude run north to south, lines of longitude run from east to west
Longitude is longer than latitude
Lines of latitude run north to south and longitude runs east to west
Latitude is two dimensional and longitude is three dimensional
Latitude runs the length and longitude runs the width
How do lines of longitude and latitude differ from one and another?
East to west
East to North
North to South
North to south
Would a line of latitude that runs through Greenwich, England, divide the Earth from north to south or from east to west?
North or south
East and west
Which directions could you be going if you followed the zero longitude line?
Zero longitude
Zero latitude
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
What line, running north to south, passes through Greenwich, England and is also at the equator?
Runs horizontal and the divide north and south
They are parallel and perpendicular to equator, divide Earth
Runs vertical and divides east and west
Runs vertical and divides north and south
East, west, north south
Lines of latitude run east to west, lines of longitude run from north to south. They divide the Earth
Which way do lines of latitude run and what do they divide?
To make a cross point easy to find
To describe locations
To find locations faster
To prove their point
For lack of a better system
To pinpoint a feature they are studying
Lines of latitude and longitude form a grid
Why do scientists use latitude and longitude as a reference?
Greenwich Mean Time,  Zero longitude runs through Greenwich, England
GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time and is determined by the location of Longitudinal lines
Greenwich Marine Time and it is determined by the sun
Great Migrating Time and it is determined by season
Great Magazine of Timepieces, determined by user reviews
Greenwich Mean Time and it is determined by  Zero longitude runs through Greenwich, England
Greenland Mean Team and it is determined by zero degrees latitude
What does GMT stand for and how it is determined?
Use a familiar system or define location in relation to other places
Latitude
To describe location one might give the cross streets for the current position or recite the entire street address
Longitude
Remembering street names may be a good reference
There is only one way of describing the same location
Equator
Uses the school as a point of reference.- a specific landmark
What are two ways of describing the same location?
East to West
North to South
Does the equator divide the Earth from east to west or from north to south?
East to west
South to West
North to South
Lines of latitude running East to West divide the earth from?
Use a familiar system or define location in relation to other places
Use latitude and longitude as a reference
By street
By equator
By landmark
A scientist would use a grid system which divides the Earth into North and South and East to West
What two major ways do scientist divide the Earth to pinpoint location?
Using a landmark or cross streets as a point of reference
Address
Polar region
Landmarks
Phone number
Street cross sections
By reference to well known locations
By polar coordinates
What are some ways besides latitude and longitude in which people describe location?
Run horizontal and divide east and west
Run vertical and divide east and west
They are parallel and perpendicular to equator, divide Earth
North, south, east, west
Run vertical and divide north and south
They run horizontal and divide north and south
Lines of latitude run east to west, lines of longitude run from north to south. They divide the Earth
Which way do lines of longitude run and what do they divide?
How can you describe your location? You might use a familiar system. You might say, 'I live at 1234 Main Street, Springfield, Ohio.' You could also say, 'I live right behind the Elementary School.' This method uses the school as a point of reference. Another example is, I am at the corner of Maple Street and Main Street. Both streets may be a good reference for anyone living in your town. Scientists must be able to pinpoint a feature they are studying. Scientists use a special system to describe locations. They use latitude and longitude as a reference. Lines of latitude and longitude form a grid. You may have used a grid system while doing graphing. This grid is centered on a reference point. Zero latitude is the equator. Lines of latitude run east to west. They divide the Earth from North to South. Lines of longitude run from north to south. They divide the Earth from East to West. Zero longitude runs through Greenwich, England. You may have heard the term, Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT. The system of latitude and longitude works well for objects that do not move. 