Theme of Geography
Location
We are going to analyze
and evaluate the validity
and utility of multiple
sources of geographic
information. And play a
cool game!!!!!!!!!
Review…Two Types of
Location
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Absolute Location
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Relative Location
Types of Absolute Location
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Global Location-Every point on
Earth has a specific location that is
determined by an imaginary grid of
lines denoting latitude and
longitude.
Examples
Local Location-Street Address
Examples
Latitude
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Parallels of latitude
measure distances
north and south of
the line called the
Equator.
Longitude
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Meridians of
longitude measure
distances east and
west of the line
called the Prime
Meridian.
Relative Location
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Relative location deals with the
interaction that occurs between and
among places.
It refers to the many ways---by
land, by water, even by technology
that places are connected.
Examples
additional description of relative location
Try a quiz!
Additional Description of
Relative Location
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Relative locations are described by
landmarks, time, direction, or
distance from one place to another
and may associate a particular place
with another.
Landmarks
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Potter Park Zoo
Michigan Historical Museum
Michigan State University
Wilcox School
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Additional description of relative location
Time
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Driving time
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Flying time
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Additional description of relative location
Directions
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North, South, East, West
Northwest, Southwest, Northeast,
Southeast
Right, Left
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Additional description of relative location
Distance
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Number of blocks
Number of miles/kilometers
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Additional description of relative location
Absolute Global Location Examples
U.S. Weather Stations in Michigan
Name of City
Latitude
Longitude
Lansing
42° 47'
84° 36'
Detroit
42° 25'
Grand Rapids
42° 53'
Sault Ste. Marie 46° 28'
83° 1'
85° 31'
84° 22'
-Question-
Which dot is closer to 30° North and 75° West -
A
or
B ?
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Game time!! Welcome to the WORLD
RALLY. We are going to use an atlas
and maps in our book to locate
places on a map according to latitude
and longitude, draw conclusions and
compare maps.
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Here is how we do it…..
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1. You will have groups with an Atlas and a
book, opened to pages 18-31. You will each get
a RALLY SHEET.
2. You will take a trip around the world in a rally
race. The object is to be the first to complete the
trip by answering the questions.
3. You must get the teacher to sing off on each
question before moving to the next checkpoint.
Each checkpoint is a set of latitude and longitude
coordinates that locate a major city. You must
provide the city, country, and continent for the
location of each city checkpoint, and answer the
questions. The first team done is the winner!!