Longitude & Latitude Lesson

Geography: Latitude and Longitude

How do you know if it's Latitude or Longitude?

How can we remember what way Latitude Lines Go?

We separate the word Latitude into two parts: LAT and Itude.

A word that rhymes with LAT. That word is FLAT!!

Latitude rhymes with Flatitude. 

All lines of Latitude are flat like your bed. You can lay on lines of Latitude.  

Remember all Latitude lines are like the floor, or a bed. Look at this cute little baby lying on a flat bed like a latitude line.

Multiple Choice

What direction to Latitude Lines go?

• East

• North

• South

• East and West

REMEMBER Latitude rhymes with --------->

​Flat -i -tude

Flat means they run from EAST to WEST!

Multiple Choice

What direction do Latitude Lines go?

• North and East

• East and West

• South and West

• West and South

Multiple Choice

What word did we discuss that is a clue and it rhymes with Latitude

• Popcorn

• Apples

• Flatitude

• Oranges

But what about those other lines that run up and down?

These lines are called LONGITUDE lines. But how can we remember the names of THESE lines TOO???

^{Think of the word LONG as TALL. We look up at the Freedom Tower.}

And we look DOWN when at the top of the Freedom Tower. 

TALL GOES UP & DOWN

• We look up at the Freedom Tower.

• We can look DOWN when at the top of the Freedom Tower.

​New York, NY

REMEMBER

Longitude Lines go UP and Down. What lines here are Longitude?

Multiple Choice

What way do Longitude Lines go?

• North

• East

• West

• North and South

Multiple Choice

How can we remember the direction of a Longitude line?

• Think of a tall building

• Think of a car

• Think of boat

Multiple Choice

What lines go Up and Down (North and South)?

• Latitude

• Longitude