Questions about the Latitude and Longitude poster

What’s on the Latitude and Longitude poster?

LATITUDE against LONGITUDE, side by side. LATITUDE: Lines run across, east to west; LATITUDE: Measure how far north or south; LATITUDE: 0° is the Equator; LATITUDE: Range: 0° to 90° N or S; LATITUDE: Like rungs on a ladder; LONGITUDE: Lines run up and down, pole to pole; LONGITUDE: Measure how far east or west; LONGITUDE: 0° is the Prime Meridian; LONGITUDE: Range: 0° to 180° E or W; LONGITUDE: Like segments of an orange; Always give latitude first: 51°N, 0°W is London. Reversing them puts you in the wrong…. Lat is flat. That one rhyme settles which is which.

Who is the Latitude and Longitude poster for?

Latitude and Longitude is filed under 4th Grade (ages 9–10), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting social studies, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.

When should you use the Latitude and Longitude poster?

Look up your town's coordinates and find them on a globe. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Latitude and Longitude belongs on the wall where that social studies work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.

What other posters go with Latitude and Longitude?

Natural Resources, Levels of Government and Map Skills sit alongside Latitude and Longitude in the 4th Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Natural ResourcesLevels of GovernmentMap Skills

Is the Latitude and Longitude poster free to download and print?

Yes. Latitude and Longitude downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the 4th Grade set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence

What size does the Latitude and Longitude poster print at?

Latitude and Longitude is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Latitude and Longitude loses nothing.Printing guide