Class Work

Latitude and Longitude/Scale  Review

Morris—Western Civ 9

Wednesday, September 12

Need a book or atlas to complete this assignment.

Review:  Four-Step Method for Finding Latitude and Longitude

1.      Is point North or South of the Equator?

2.      How far North or South in Degrees?  ___ degrees N/S

3.      Is point East or West of the Prime Meridian?

4.      How far East or West in Degrees?  ___ degrees E/W

Using the map of the world on page A2 in your atlas, write the name of the city found at the latitude and longitude given.

1.  31 N, 96 W    ____Houston, Texas_____________________________

2.  33 S, 71 W  ____________________________________

3.  56 N, 39 E   ____________________________________

4.  39 S, 143 E ____________________________________

5.  33 S, 19 E  ________________________________________

Using the map on page A2, give the latitude and longitude of each city.

1. Los Angeles, California  _____________________
2. Lima, Peru ______________________________
3. Tokyo, Japan ____________________________
4. Washington, D.C. ________________________
5. Perth, Australia ________________________
6. Mexico City, Mexico _____________________

Scale

Give the distance in miles between the following cities:

1. Los Angeles and Houston.   ________________
2. Lima, Peru and Santiago, Chile _______________
3. Mexico City and Chicago, Illinois ______________
4. Perth and Sydney, Australia   __________________