Review Longitude and Review Longitude and Latitude and mapsLatitude and maps

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Learner ExpectationLearner Expectation

►Content Standard:Content Standard: 3.0 3.0 GeographyGeography 3.01 Understand how to use 3.01 Understand how to use

maps, globes, and other maps, globes, and other geographic representations, geographic representations, tools, and technologies to tools, and technologies to acquire, process and report acquire, process and report information from a spatial information from a spatial perspective.perspective.

Longitude and LatitudeLongitude and Latitude

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Geography Theme: LocationGeography Theme: Location

►Absolute: Use longitude and latitude Absolute: Use longitude and latitude ► Use north or south first: This is Use north or south first: This is

latitudelatitude►30 N 45 W30 N 45 W

►Relative: About where something is. I Relative: About where something is. I live by Skyviewlive by Skyview

LinesLines►Longitude lines run north and Longitude lines run north and

south but measure E and W.south but measure E and W.►Latitude lines run east and west Latitude lines run east and west

but measure N and S. but measure N and S. ►The lines measure distances in The lines measure distances in

degrees.degrees.

Latitude

Longitude

LatitudeLatitude►Latitude is Latitude is

measured measured North and North and South of the South of the EquatorEquator

►Memorize Memorize this:this:

►Latitude lines Latitude lines run east and run east and west but west but measure measure distance north distance north and southand south

The North and South Poles represent 90 degrees latitude Latitude lines are parallelThe North and South Poles represent 90 degrees latitude Latitude lines are parallel

What is the line of 0 degrees What is the line of 0 degrees latitude? latitude?

Where is 0 degree?Where is 0 degree?

►The The equatorequator is 0 degree latitude. is 0 degree latitude. ►It is an imaginary belt that runs It is an imaginary belt that runs

halfway point between the North halfway point between the North Pole and the South Pole.Pole and the South Pole.

Equator

Which lines are parallel?Which lines are parallel?Which lines are parallel?Which lines are parallel?

Latitude and LongitudeLatitude and Longitude►The earth is divided into lots of The earth is divided into lots of

lines called lines called latitudelatitude and and longitudelongitude..

Where is 0 degree?Where is 0 degree?►The The prime meridianprime meridian is 0 degrees is 0 degrees

longitude. This imaginary line runs longitude. This imaginary line runs through the United Kingdom, France, through the United Kingdom, France, Spain, western Africa, and Antarctica.Spain, western Africa, and Antarctica.P

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LongitudLongitudeeLongitude is Longitude is measured measured East and East and West of the West of the Prime Prime Meridian Meridian but run N but run N and S.and S.

HemispheresHemispheres

►By using the equator and By using the equator and prime meridian, we can prime meridian, we can divide the world into four divide the world into four hemisphereshemispheres, north, south, , north, south, east, and west. east, and west.

Arctic Circle and Antarctic Arctic Circle and Antarctic CircleCircle

Tropic of Cancer/CapricornTropic of Cancer/Capricorn

Latitude and Longitude Latitude and Longitude

►T or F Lines of latitude can be thought T or F Lines of latitude can be thought of like telephone poles.of like telephone poles.

►T or F Latitude tells you the distance T or F Latitude tells you the distance east or west of the Prime Meridianeast or west of the Prime Meridian

►T or F When stating the absolute T or F When stating the absolute location of a place, you always give the location of a place, you always give the longitude first.longitude first.

►T or F Latitude and Longitude are T or F Latitude and Longitude are measured in degrees.measured in degrees.

CompassCompass►A compass is a tool that A compass is a tool that

helps the user know what helps the user know what direction one is headed.direction one is headed.

►On a map, a compass or a On a map, a compass or a compass rose helps the compass rose helps the user locate these directions.user locate these directions.

Compass RoseCompass Rose►The needle on a compass is The needle on a compass is

magnetized to point to the earth's magnetized to point to the earth's north magnetic pole. Thus with a north magnetic pole. Thus with a compass, a person can roughly tell compass, a person can roughly tell which direction they are headed. which direction they are headed.

►There are four major or cardinal There are four major or cardinal directions on a compass- north, south, directions on a compass- north, south, east & west. In between are the east & west. In between are the directions northeast, northwest, directions northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest. southeast, southwest.

►Direction QuizDirection Quiz

Source: http://aerocompass.larc.nasa.gov

DirectionsDirections

►The cardinal directions are north, The cardinal directions are north, south, east, and west.south, east, and west.

►The intermediate directions are The intermediate directions are northeast, southeast, southwest and northeast, southeast, southwest and northwest.northwest.

►They help describe the location of They help describe the location of places in relation to other places. places in relation to other places.

ScaleScale►Maps are made to scale; that is, there is a Maps are made to scale; that is, there is a

direct connection between a unit of direct connection between a unit of measurement on the map and the actual measurement on the map and the actual distance.distance.

►For example, each inch on the map For example, each inch on the map represents one mile on Earth. So, a map of represents one mile on Earth. So, a map of a town would show a mile-long strip of fast a town would show a mile-long strip of fast food joints and auto dealers in one inch.food joints and auto dealers in one inch.

Scale

Time ZonesTime Zones

►The Earth is divided into 24 time The Earth is divided into 24 time zones, corresponding to 24 hours in a zones, corresponding to 24 hours in a day. day.

►As the earth rotates, the sun shines As the earth rotates, the sun shines in different areas, moving from east in different areas, moving from east to west during the course of a day. to west during the course of a day.

►Places that have the same longitude Places that have the same longitude will be in the same time zone.will be in the same time zone.

Map LegendsMap Legends►The legend is the key to unlocking the The legend is the key to unlocking the

secrets of a map. Objects or colors in secrets of a map. Objects or colors in the legend represent something on the the legend represent something on the map. map.

Religions Legend

Can you understand this Can you understand this legend?legend?

Age ExpectancyAge Expectancy

Legend