Topic – Latitude and Longitude (http://prezi.com/x6yz4-bar46a/copy-of-maps-longitude-latitude/)
Essential Question: How do we know where in the world places are located?
Latitude & Longitude
Determining _____________
Latitude and longitude are lines on the globe that are used to determine location.
Latitude (Lat. rhymes with fat – it measures width of globe)
-Distance ______________________ of the equator.
-The lines themselves run around the Earth and NEVER ________________.
-Abbreviated as Lat
Longitude (Long makes you think of height, and it measures Earth from pole to pole)
-Distance __________ or West of the prime meridian.
-These lines start and end at each pole.
-All the Longitude lines ____________ at the North and South _______________!!!
-Abbreviated as Long
Prime Meridian
-Longitude of 0 degrees
-Runs North / South through ______________, England
Equator
-Latitude of ___ degrees
-Runs East/West around the Earth
Two other important lines of latitude
Tropic of ____________ – “Northern Tropic” 23 degrees North of the Equator
Tropic of Capricorn – “Southern Tropic” _________ degrees South of the Equator
Writing Latitude and Longitude Rules
-Write Latitude _________
-Write Longitude last
-Write degrees before ____________
Example: 34.7539° N, 77.4306° W (coordinates for __________________)
Maps
Let's Practice!
Find the long/lat of these cities:
Orlando, Florida
Answer_________________
San Diego, CA
Answer:_________________
Longitude & Latitude Challenge
Work in pairs.
Answer one set of questions using the world map.
Create TWO of your own scavenger hunts on the US map.
Write the answer key on a separate sheet of notebook paper.
In the end...
1. One completed world map w/ 2 names
2. One create your own scavenger hunt and key for Student A.
3. One create your own scavenger hunt and key for Student B.
Challenge #1
What location would have 0 latitude and 0 longitude???
Answer___________________
Challenge #2
What location could be described
as 90 degrees North Latitude with no Longitude? 90.0000° N, 0.0000°
Answer:___________________
Why is a Longitude not necessary???___________________________________________
Is 90 degrees the farthest you can get away from the equator???_____________________
If 90 degrees is the farthest away you can get from the Equator, and it's the Poles...
what is the farthest you can get from the Prime Meridian???__________________________
International Dateline
-180 degrees _______________
-The date changes when you cross it
-Not straight, it ___________ around countries
Why does the International Dateline bend? _______________________________________
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Cartography
-The science of map making.
4 Map Projections
1. Mercator ____________ - longitude lines run parallel; used by sailors
2. Robinson Projection - most widely used; _________________ is mostly around edges
3. ___________ Projection - distortion increased out from center; only partial view of the
world
4. Gnomonic Projection – show ______________ distance between two points
Summary:
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