Topic: Locating the place
LFQ: How to locate and identify places
using latitude and longitude
Activity- How to measure longitude and latitude?
• Activity: Label the following…..
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
90 degree North
90 degrees South
O degree Latitude East
30 degree Northeast
15 degree Southwest
Activity- Identify the degree of the place marked in the
map
- location’s coordinates (____° N or S, ____ ° E or W)
40°N, 100°W
60°N, 30°W
75°S, 75°E
15°S, 105°W
Each box on this map is 15°. With that in mind how can we identify specific locations
(red dots)? Remember, write latitude first!
ActivityLocating
the places
What are the coordinates of location......A
What are the coordinates of location......B
What are the coordinates of location......C
But what about location D ? It’s in the middle of a box. What do we do now?
Task : Determine the Lat. & Long. of each point.
30° S Long._______
1. Point A = Lat._______
60° E
2. Point B = Lat._30 N___ Long.__60 W__
3. Point C = Lat.___60 N__ Long._60 E____
4. Point D = Lat.__40 N___ Long.__110 W___
C.
D.
B.
A.
30° S
60° E
Identify and
name the
countries
using the
given
coordinates
United Kingdom
Australia
United Arabs Emirates
South Africa
India
50ºN
30ºS
20ºN
20ºN
30ºS
0ºW
150ºE
60ºE
80ºE
25ºE
Plenary
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-longitude
Due on 10th September 2022 Mark the
imaginary lines:
The Arctic Circle,
Antarctic Circle,
Equator,
Prime Meridian,
Tropic of Cancer and
Tropic of Capricorn.