Position / Co-ordinates (Grade 12 NSC Matric Geography): Flashcards
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What co-ordinates are
What co-ordinates are
Two numbers locating a point on Earth's surface
What latitude measures
What latitude measures
North-south position from the equator
What longitude measures
What longitude measures
East-west position from the Prime Meridian
Order for writing co-ordinates
Order for writing co-ordinates
Latitude first, then longitude
Direction indicators for latitude
Direction indicators for latitude
N (North) or S (South)
Direction indicators for longitude
Direction indicators for longitude
E (East) or W (West)
What each map line represents
What each map line represents
1' (one minute) of latitude or longitude
Direction latitude minutes increase
Direction latitude minutes increase
South (down the map)
Direction longitude minutes increase
Direction longitude minutes increase
East (to the right along the map)
In map ref 3318CD, first 2 digits mean
In map ref 3318CD, first 2 digits mean
Latitude (33 refers to latitude)