New geographies . The distance between them is measured,not by miles, but by degrees, each ofwhich is equal to almost seventy many degrees- are there from oneof these circles to the next, in Figure 107 ?About how manymiles is that? Wecan thus quicklylearn how far anyplace that is onor near one ofthese circles isfrom the example, howmany degreesnorth of the equa-tor is New YorkCity? Chicago?How many mileswould that be? Instead, how-ever, of sayingthat a place is a number ofdegrees north or south of the equator,we say that it is in so many degreesnorth or south
New geographies . The distance between them is measured,not by miles, but by degrees, each ofwhich is equal to almost seventy many degrees- are there from oneof these circles to the next, in Figure 107 ?About how manymiles is that? Wecan thus quicklylearn how far anyplace that is onor near one ofthese circles isfrom the example, howmany degreesnorth of the equa-tor is New YorkCity? Chicago?How many mileswould that be? Instead, how-ever, of sayingthat a place is a number ofdegrees north or south of the equator,we say that it is in so many degreesnorth or south latitude. Latitude meanssimply the distance north or south ofthe equator. Places north of the equa-tor are in north latitude, axidi those southof it, in south latitude. The circles run-ning east and west, which are drawn toshow the latitude of places, are calledcircles of latitude. By their help, findthe latitude of New Orleans; of Boston. Other circles, extending north andsouth, from pole to pole, help to locate. places in an east and west direction. Aline that extends through England isagreed upon as the starting 2. Finding theirpoint in measuring. Places io°gitaeeast of this line are said to be so manydegrees in east longitude ; places west ofit, so many degrees in west longitude. Longitude, as you see, simply meansthe distance east or west of this prin-cipal line; and these circles are calledcircles of longitude. In what longitude is New York City?Give both the lati-tude and longi-tude of otherplaces, for exam-ple your ownhome, in the sameway. 118. — A map to show the land in the northern hemi-sphere that nearly surrounds the north pole. 5. The Continents On page 45 youlearned that thereis about three times as Tueflvemuch wa- conti-terasland °^*upon the surfaceof the earth. By examining the globeyou can see that most of the land lies inthe northern hemisphere. It almostsurrounds the north pole, as you can seefrom the globe, or by looking at Figure118. Th
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