Defines latitudes and longitudes and explores their uses in determining location and calculating time.
What students will learn
- Define latitude and longitude accurately.
- Identify the Equator and the Greenwich Meridian as the prime references.
- Explain the relationship between longitude and local time.
- Calculate the time difference between two locations using their longitudinal positions.
- Locate places on a globe using grid coordinates.
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