Hurricane warning.Last gear, four intense hurricanes struck the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , breaking the previous record. The deadliest was Katrina, which hit the Gulf Coast. Hurricanes form over warm ocean waters, mostly from June through November. Evolving from tropical depressions, they turn into tropical storms, then hurricanes, as they increase in wind speed. This map shows the path of Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , as well as that of a powerful 1960 storm, Hurricane Donna. To find places on the map, use latitude and longitude latitude and longitudeCoordinate system by which the position or location of any place on the Earth's surface can be determined and described. Latitude is a measurement of location north or south of the Equator. . LATITUDE: Lines of latitude measure distance in degrees ([degrees]) north and south of the equator, an imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North and South poles North and South Poles figurative ends of the earth. [Geography: Misc.] See : Remoteness (see Globe A). The equator is at 0[degrees] latitude. As you travel north (N) or south (S), latitude increases--up to 90[degrees]N and 90[degrees]S. LONGITUDE: Lines of longitude measure distance in degrees east and west of the prime meridian, an imaginary line that passes through Greenwich, England (see Globe B). The prime meridian is at 0[degrees] longitude. As you travel east (E) or west (W), longitude increases--up to the 180[degrees] meridian. All longitude lines meet at the North and South poles. GLOBAL GRID: Latitude and longitude lines meet to form a grid (see map). Questions 1. Latitude measures north-south distance in degrees from which line? -- 2. Longitude measures east-west distance in degrees from which line? -- 3. Katrina increased from tropical storm to hurricane force near which city, located at 26[degrees]N, 80[degrees]W? -- 4. Katrina then headed southwest, crossing which line of longitude shown on the map? -- 5. Katrina devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. Hew Orleans, Louisiana, which is located near which coordinates? -- 6. After striking New Orleans, Katrina headed in which general compass direction? -- 7. Katrina's winds decreased to what speed upon entering Alabama? -- 8. In 1960, Hurricane Donna crossed which named line of latitude Noun 1. line of latitude - an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator parallel of latitude, parallel, latitude polar circle - a line of latitude at the north or south poles on its wag to Florida? -- 9. Donna hit the U.S. mainland more than once. What was the second state it struck? -- 10. Near which city shown did Donna turn from a hurricane back into a tropical storm? -- ANSWERS 1. the equator [0[degrees] latitude} 2. the prime meridian [0[degrees] longitude) 3. Miami, Florida 4. 85[degrees]W 5. 30[degrees]N, 90[degrees]W 6. northeast 7. 23-38 mph 8. the Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Cancer, parallel of latitude at 23°30' north of the equator; it is the northern boundary of the tropics. This parallel marks the farthest point north at which the sun can be seen directly overhead at noon; north of the parallel the sun appears less than 9. North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. 10. Boston, Massachusetts |
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