Lilly Lutz Blog #6

Today in class we learned about The Geographic Grid. We defined geographic grid, latitude, longitude, parallels and meridians. We also identified the major significant lines of latitude/longitude. We also plotted absolute location using latitude and longitude.

The geographic grid is a system of imaginary arcs drawn in a grid pattern on the Earth's surface. It allows us to pinpoint absolute location using latitude and longitude.

Latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on Earth's surface. Parallels run east - west as circles parallel to the equator. (Parallel=latitude) (Meridian=longitude)

Facts about lines of latitude:
- Are known as parallels
- Run in east-west direction
- Measure distance north or south from the equator
- Are parallel to one another and never meet
- Cross the prime meridian at right angles
- Lie in planes that cross the Earth's axis at right angles
- Get shorter toward the poles, with only the only equator, the longest, a great circle

Facts about lines of longitude:
- Are known as meridians
- Run in a north-south direction
-Measure distance east or west of the prime meridian
- Are the farthest apart at the equator and meet at poles
-Cross the equator at right angles
- Lie in planes that pass through the Earth's axis
-Are equal in length
- Are halves of great circles