Picture the Earth as a colossal sphere, endlessly spinning in the vast expanse of space. This spinning motion is what we call rotation—a fundamental movement that shapes our daily experiences of day and night. How Does the Earth Rotate? The Earth rotates around an imaginary axis, much like how a spinning top twirls around an…
Now, imagine peeling an orange 🍊. The natural segments of the orange run from top to bottom, meeting at the stems—just like longitudes, which run vertically from pole to pole. They are also called meridians and help us measure how far east or west a place is from the Prime Meridian (0° longitude). What is…
Think of Earth as a giant stack of pancakes 🍽️. Each pancake represents a parallel—a line of latitude running horizontally around the globe. These latitudes, help us measure how far north or south a place is from the equator. What is Latitude? Why is a Degree of Latitude Not Uniform? You might assume that the…
Introduction to Latitudes and Longitudes Imagine you are an explorer navigating an endless ocean. You look around—there is only water everywhere. How do you know where you are? How can you tell someone your exact location so they can find you? This is where the system of latitudes and longitudes comes in—a global address system…
