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| Geographers divide the Earth into latitude zones. There are three
latitude zones:
- Low latitude zones
- Middle latitude zones
- High latitude zones
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| There are 90 degrees of latitude. Each zone of latitude is 30
degrees wide. The Equator is 0 degrees. 0 to 30 are low numbers, 30-60
are middle numbers, and 60 to 90 are high numbers. This chart shows the
arrangement of the zones in the Northern Hemisphere. |
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Write in high, middle, and low latitude zones in the proper order in
the Southern Hemisphere. Remember that the Equator is latitude 0 and the
South Pole is latitude 90. |
| Find the 180th meridian on your globe. On this line you
will find the numbers of the printed parallels. Find 30 and 60 degrees
north latitude. Draw a line of dashes around your globe on these lines.
Find 30 and 60 degrees south latitude. Draw a line of dashes on these
lines. These parallels divide the latitude zones. Label the zones Low,
Middle and High in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere on your
globe.
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| Finding Latitude Zones |
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In the following exercise identify the latitude with the proper
latitude zone. "L" stands for low latitudes. "M" stands for middle
latitudes. "H" stands for high latitudes.
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| ______ 35N |
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______ 23N |
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______ 86N |
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______ 15N |
| ______ 66N |
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______ 45N |
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______ 28N |
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______ 5N
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| 5. |
In the following exercise, identify each city with the latitude zone
where you find it. "L" stands for low latitudes. "M" stands for middle
latitudes. "H" stands for high latitudes.
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| ______ Cape Town, South Africa
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______ Miami, Florida |
| ______ Anchorage, Alaska |
______ Cairo, Egypt |
| ______ Buenos Aires, Argentina
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______ Mexico City, Mexico
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| ______ London, United Kingdom
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______ Edmonton, Alberta |
| ______ Chicago, Illinois |
______ Honolulu, Hawaii |
| ______ Kinshasa, Zaire |
______ Sydney, Australia |
| ______ Hanoi, Viet Nam |
______ Tokyo, Japan
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| 6. |
Locate and name the only South American nation that is entirely in
the Middle Latitudes.
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| 7. |
Locate and name the only nation on the continent of Africa that is
entirely within the Middle latitude zone.
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