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1.2. Where are we?

When we want to know the exact location of a place on the Earth, we need its latitude and longitude.

Latitude is the distance between a place and the Equator. Longitude is the distance between a place and the Greenwich Meridian.

In the following video we will know more about how to find an exact location of a place on the Earth. We will do this exercise from the listening.

1- Complete a blank terrestrial globe by labeling the following elements:

the North Pole, the South Pole, Equator, the Meridian of Greenwich, the Northern Hemisphere, the Southern Hemisphere, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle.

2-At what degree lies.........?

It lies at latitude -- grades and minutes N/S of Equator and at longitude -- grades and minutes W/E of Greenwich Meridian.

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