EQ 5:
What are important
locations and terms on
A world map ?
Bell ringer: City planner
Daniel Burnham designed
Chicago on a grid system.
1. Why do you think
Burnham chose to do that?
2. Do you think Chicago is
an easy or difficult place to
navigate (figure out how to
get around)? Why?
3. Do you know which
streets are 0, 0
Go over world map labels
Draw this diagram on blank paper. Put
the slips of paper where you think they
should go
On the map horizontal lines
are lines of latitude and....
vertical lines are lines of
longitude.
The X axis is the equator
Equator
and the Y axis which runs
through Greenwich, England
is the Prime Meridian.
Prime Meridian
Any location north of the equator is in the
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, written as ___°N
(Hemi = half; sphere = globe)
Any location south of the equator is in the SOUTHERN
HEMISPHERE, written as ___°S
(Hemi = half; sphere = globe)
Any location west of the prime meridian is in the
WESTERN HEMISPHERE, written as ____°W
(Hemi = half; sphere = globe)
Any location east of the prime meridian is in the
EASTERN HEMISPHERE, written as ____°E
(Hemi = half; sphere = globe)
We can divide the Earth into quadrants: NE where all
latitudes are NORTH and all longitudes are EAST.
(quadrants  quad = four)
We can divide the Earth into quadrants: SE where all
latitudes are SOUTH and all longitudes are EAST.
(quadrants  quad = four)
We can divide the Earth into quadrants: SW where all
latitudes are SOUTH and all longitudes are WEST.
(quadrants  quad = four)
We can divide the Earth into quadrants: NW where all
latitudes are NORTH and all longitudes are WEST.
EVERY point in the United States will have a NORTH
latitude and a WEST longitude since we are in the NW quadrant.
With the person next to you answer the
following questions:
What continent is in the NE quadrant?
What continent is in the SE quadrant?
What continent is in the NW quadrant?
What continent is in the SW quadrant?
(Can you add any countries you know)?
90°N
Y-axis
LATITUDE: HORIZONTAL
LINES
run east and west
measures the
distance North and South
from the equator.
90°S
0°
Label the North Pole 90° N
Label the South Pole 90° S
And remember that the
equator is 0° latitude.
What is the maximum possible latitude on Earth?
90° is maximum. You could be at 90°N or 90°S but
there is no greater latitude on Earth (or anywhere else)
LONGITUDE: VERTICAL
LINES:
run north and south
Measures the distance
East and West from the
prime meridian
The prime meridian is 0°
And if you go half way
around the world you will
reach the 180° longitude
line.
180
180
0°
°
°
Understand that there aren’t two 180° lines. On this FLAT
map it just looks that way. It’s the SAME line.
What is the maximum possible longitude on Earth?
180° longitude
Here are some things to remember:
Latitude is written first and must always include N (north)
or S (south) of the equator.
Longitude is written next and must always include E (east)
or W (west) of the prime meridian.
As with anything else you learn you will get better with practice.........
SO PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!
In groups:
latitude/longitude WS
HW: Finish ws
BR: Read and annotate time zones
worksheet.
1. How many degrees longitude is
each time zone?
2. What are the 4 standard US
time zones? Name a city in each
and what time it would be if it is
noon in Chicago (use map to
help)
WORLD TIME ZONES
Fig. 1-9: The world’s 24 standard time zones each represent about 15° of
longitude. GMT is Universal Time. International Date Line (turn
clock forward 24 hrs going WEST; turn back 24hrs going EAST)
Time zone practice
If its 12:32 PM on Sunday in Chicago it is
3:32AM Monday in ____________
If its 8:32 PM Sunday in Cape Town it is
__________ in Jakarta
If it is noon on Sunday in San Paulo it is
6:00PM on Sunday in ________
If it is 9Am Sunday in Anchorage it is
_______ in Hellinski
If it is 8AM in Chicago-what time is it in Los
Angeles, Paris, and Dubai?
Tokyo/Yakusk
1:32 AM
Dar es salaam/ Moscow
8 PM
Los Angeles: 6AM, Paris: 3PM, Dubai: 6PM
BINGO-draw a large box. Then draw 3
vertical lines and 3 horizontal lines in
the box to make a grid.
Put free in the middle box and then fill in
with these words:
Latitude, longitude, Atlantic Ocean,
equator, prime meridian, 3PM, Israel,
northern hemisphere, Indian Ocean,
Europe, SW quadrant, Canada, Australia,
1PM, Asia, China, central
THE LINES THAT RUN
NORTH AND SOUTH
0 DEGREES LONGITUDE
A COUNTRY IN THE NW
QUADRANT
The box is in which country?
If it is 8:00AM in New
York; what time is it in
London?
Continent 25S 130E
LINES THAT MEASURE
NORTH AND SOUTH
The box is in which country?
0 degrees latitude
Brazil is in which
quadrant
The box is in which ocean?
If it is 2pm in Tokyo what
time is it in Sydney?
The northern half of the
world
The box is in which ocean?
The united states
standard time zone that
Chicago is in
The box is in which continent?
The box is in which continent?
Bell ringer 9/15: use pink map
What country is at each of
these points?
1. 30 N and 0
2. 12 S and 75 W
3. 23 N and 75 E
Answers:
1. Algeria
2. Peru
3. India
Bell ringer: Use pink handout from
yesterday
If it is 8AM in Chicago-what time is
it in Los Angeles, Paris, and Dubai?
What place is at 75N and 45W?
What place is at 23S and 135E?
Answers!
Los Angeles: 6AM
Paris: 3PM
Dubai: 6PM
Greenland
Australia
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!
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?
US Land Ordinance, 1785
US divided
country into
townships and
ranges so that
land could be
divided up and
sold to white
settlers moving
West
A township is 6 square miles
Principal Meridians – some of the north-south lines
Base lines – some of the east-west lines
Townships are split
into 36 square mile
sections (1-36)
Tiers are N/S of
baselines
Ranges are E/W of
meridians
Sections are divided
into 4 quartersections
(NW/NE/SW/SE)
Survey maps have a
scale of 1:24,000 (1
in = 24,000 in or
2,000 ft)
How to Read Township and Range:
N ½ of NW ¼ of sec. 19, T44N, R8E
R7E
NW
R8E
NE NW
T44N
NE
19
24
T44N
SW
SE SW
SE
NW
NE NW
NE
25
SW
30
SE SW
SE