Students find 0 degree longitude. Follow this line to find the Mediterranean Sea, north of the continent of Africa. Every black line to the right or to the left of the 0 degree counts up by 10 degrees. Students count lines going to the right of 0 degrees until they reach 180 degrees longitude. Students follow 180 degrees longitude to find New Zealand.
Students find the equator.
All black lines running in the same direction as the equator are called liens of latitude. The equator is 0 degrees latitude. Follow this line to find the Galapagos Islands, off the west coast of the continent of South America. Students count two lines north of the equator. Students count five lines south of the equator.