10. latitude/parallel

Latitude lines are imaginary lines that run horizontally across the globe and allow people to find exact locations. According to the coordinates one finds, they can find the exact location of a city, a school, or as Ms. Beniretto said in class, a left shoe. The units of measurement one uses are degrees, minutes, and seconds. Degrees are the broadest and most common unit, with minutes and seconds documenting more exact location. The Equator, the Tropic of Cancer, the Tropic of Capricorn, the Arctic Circle, and the Antarctic Circle are all lines of latitude. The most important line of latitude is the Equator, as all other latitude lines run parallel to it. Due to this, latitude lines are often referred to as "parallels". Along with being parallel, the lines are all exactly 69 miles apart.

Souces: Class Notes

http://www.arcticworld.net/latlong.htm

http://www.broward.org/library/bienes/lii14010.htm

Photo: http://www.rasexam.com/2013/08/geographic-coordinates-latitude.html

Sarah Jane Lasley