Syllabus point — Maths Interactives

Understand the meaning of angles of latitude and longitude (in decimal degrees, and degrees and minutes) in relation to the equator and the prime meridian respectively.

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Interactive

Latitude and longitude as angles

manipulative

Drag a point on the globe — latitude is the angle from the equator, longitude the angle from the prime meridian.

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