bell ringer please fill out your mrhelp graphic organizer as you hear what each letter represents in...

Bell Ringer

Please fill out your MRHELP graphic organizer as you hear what each letter

represents in the song.

GLOBAL STUDIES UNIT 1: GEOGRAPHY

*There are 5 themes that provide an organizational framework for geography.

• THEME #1 =

• What do you think location means?

LOCATION

Defined 2 ways:• 1. Absolute location: the exact spot on Earth

where something is found

Can you think of an example?

http://www.latlong.net/

• 2. Relative location: the position of a place in relation to other places

Can you think of an example?

Review the difference between absolute and relative location

Mapping the Earth for absolute location. . .

• Globe: scale model of the earth

• Earth’s land surface: organized into 7 continents– What are the 7?

• Earth’s water surface: organized into 4 oceans– What are the 4?

• Where are they!?

Why do you think there are lines on globes and maps?

The grid

grid = lines of latitude & longitude

Which ones are latitude lines?

Which ones are longitude lines?

(draw your answers in the boxes)

• Latitude lines: drawn in an east-west direction and measure the distance north and south of the equator

(0-90°)

• Longitude lines: drawn in a north-south direction and measure the distance east and west of the prime meridian (0-180°)

• Equator: imaginary line that circles the globe ½ way between the North & South Pole (0°)

therefore, the equator divides the globe into 2: Northern & Southern hemisphere

• Prime meridian: imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England from the North Pole to the South Pole (0°)

therefore, the prime meridian divides the globe into 2: Western and Eastern hemispheres

Which 2 hemispheres is the United States located in?

Let’s plan a trip using absolute location!

Pg. 8 worksheet by writing the name of the city closest to the intersection.