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1 Absolute and Relative LocationLatitude and LongitudeHemispheresAbsolute and Relative LocationWhy is Location important? Absolute Locationthe exact point where a place is located(often given in terms of Latitude and longitude ) What is it? Absolute LocationExamples:Edmond, Oklahoma is located at degrees north ( Latitude ), degrees west ( longitude )Deer Creek Middle School is located at 2601 NW 234thSt., Edmond, OK 73025 Relative Locationwhere a place is in relation to other placesExamples?What is it? Relative LocationExamples: Oklahoma is north of LocationThe Deer Creek Middle School football field and track is north of DC Middle LocationMy house is the third house on the : imaginary lines that run east to west (parallel to the equator) also called parallels There are 90 degrees north of the equator and 90 degrees south of the equatorLatitude: longitude : imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole (measuring distance east or west of the prime meridian) also called meridians There are 180 degrees east of the prime meridian and 180 degrees west of the prime : Latitude and LongitudeHemispheres The equator (0 degrees Latitude ) divides Earth into the Northern hemisphere and the Southern hemisphere .
2 The Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude ) divides Earth into the Western hemisphere and the Eastern hemisphere is half of Earth.
