Geography Skills
►EQ:
What are the
Earth’s Continents and
Oceans and where are
they located?
Cardinal Directions
Intermediate Directions
What is this called? ^ ^
Hint:
COMPASS
ROSE
Continents
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are Seven Continents
South America
Australia
Asia
Africa
Antarctica
North America
Europe
SAAAANE
Continents
Oceans
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are Four Oceans
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
AAPI
Oceans
Can you name them all?
►EQ:
How are latitude
and longitude used to
find places?
Latitude
►Latitude
lines
cut the Earth in
Sections from
East to West
►Latitude lines
are also known
as parallels.
Equator
► The
main latitude line
is called the Equator.
It cuts the Earth in
half.
► The Top half is called
the Northern
Hemisphere
► The Bottom half is
called the Southern
Hemisphere
Measuring Latitude
► Latitude
is Measured in
Degrees (From 0 to
90)
► If the Line is above the
Equator, it is measured
in degrees North (ex:
20 Degrees North)
► If the line is Below the
Equator, it is measured
in degrees South (ex:
65 Degrees South)
You Try!
► About
what latitude is America? (G)
Longitude
►Longitude
Lines cut the
Earth in
Sections from
North to South
(like slices of
an orange)
Prime Meridian
► The
main longitude
line is called the
Prime Meridian.
► The left half is called
the Western
Hemisphere
► The Right half is called
the Eastern
Hemisphere
Measuring Longitude
►Longitude
is Measured in Degrees
(From 0 to 180)
►If the Line is West of the Prime
Meridian, it is measured in degrees
West (ex: 70 Degrees West)
►If the Line is East of the Prime
Meridian, it is measured in Degrees
East (ex: 136 Degrees East)
You Try!
► About
what Longitude is Brazil? (J)
Putting them Together
► If
you put latitude and longitude together,
you can tell exactly where something is.
► Something’s Latitude and Longitude
together is called its coordinate.
 Always put latitude first. (Ladies First)
 Then list Longitude
►Ex: 41 N, 75 W
►Look at your map: What city has these
coordinates?
► Using
Latitude and
Longitude, you can
find any spot in the
entire world!!!!
► Navigation systems
use latitude and
longitude to track
where you are and
tell you how to get
somewhere.
Activity
► Using
the maps in your book, what cities lie
at these coordinates.
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38
22
53
37
41
N, 140 E
S, 46 W
N, 35 E
N, 127 E
N, 75 W
Let’s See How Good You Are
► Using
your Worksheet, tell me the
coordinates of the following cities:
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New York City
Mexico City
Bombay
Jakarta
Istanbul