How do you represent coordinates?

How do you represent coordinates?

When outlining the coordinates of a location, the line of latitude is always given first followed by the line of longitude. Therefore, the coordinates of this location will be: 10°N latitude, 70°W longitude. The line of latitude is read as 41 degrees (41°), 24 minutes (24′), 12.2 seconds (12.2”) north.

What number is first in coordinates?

The x-coordinate always comes first, followed by the y-coordinate. As you can see in the coordinate grid below, the ordered pairs (3,4) and (4,3) are two different points!

What is latitude in simple terms?

Latitude is the measurement of distance north or south of the Equator. It is measured with 180 imaginary lines that form circles around the Earth east-west, parallel to the Equator. Each parallel measures one degree north or south of the Equator, with 90 degrees north of the Equator and 90 degrees south of the Equator.

How do you explain latitude and longitude to a child?

The latitude of a place is its distance north or south of the equator, while lines of longitude run the length of Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole.

Why are latitude and longitude lines necessary?

“Most of the maps we will use include latitude and longitude. These lines allow you to quickly and accurately locate places and features on the earth’s surface. Latitude and longitude also play an important role in determining times and dates.”

Why do we have 360 longitudes and only 181 latitudes?

Longitude lines pass through the north and south poles. If you stood above the earth and looked down on the north pole from above, you would see the complete circle of the equator. So longitude goes from zero to 360 degrees. Latitude lines are parallel to the equator which has latitude = zero degrees.

What is the important latitude?

Besides the equator (0°), the North Pole (90°N) and the South Pole (90° S), there are four important parallels of latitudes– (i) Tropic of Cancer (23½° N) in the Northern Hemisphere. (ii) Tropic of Capricorn (23½° S) in the Southern Hemisphere. (iii) Arctic Circle at 66½° north of the equator.

What are the important lines of latitude?

Major Lines of Latitude (or Parallels) The five major parallels of latitudes from north to south are called: Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer, Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, and the Antarctic Circle. Five major parallels of latitudes. Image: NASA, public domain.