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How
do you find a place on a globe?
Because
a globe is round with no beginning or end, there are
2 imaginary reference lines from which all distances
and locations are determined; these are the equator
and prime meridian.
Equator: Runs East and West around
the exact middle of the globe.
Prime Meridian - Imaginary line running from Pole to Pole and
passing through Greenwich, England. Both the equator and the prime meridian intersect
at point '0' where all numbering starts with longitude and latitude lines.
Longitude - Imaginary lines running parallel with the prime
meridian through each Pole and numbered in 15º increments.
Latitude - Imaginary lines running around the globe parallel
to the equator at 10º increments. Locations are uniquely identified on a
globe by the point where the longitude and latitude lines intersect, i.e.
Dallas Texas is located 33º North (Latitude) 97º West (Longitude).
