geography skills

Geography SkillsGeography Skills

►EQ: What are the EQ: What are the Earth’s Continents Earth’s Continents and Oceans and and Oceans and where are they where are they located?located?

Cardinal DirectionsCardinal Directions

Intermediate DirectionsIntermediate Directions

What is this called? ^ ^What is this called? ^ ^

Hint:Hint:

COMPASS COMPASS ROSEROSE

ContinentsContinents►There are Seven ContinentsThere are Seven Continents

South AmericaSouth America AustraliaAustralia AsiaAsia AfricaAfrica AntarcticaAntarctica North AmericaNorth America EuropeEurope

S A A A A N ES A A A A N E

ContinentsContinents

OceansOceans►There are Five OceansThere are Five Oceans

Southern OceanSouthern Ocean Atlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean Arctic OceanArctic Ocean Pacific OceanPacific Ocean Indian OceanIndian Ocean

S A A P IS A A P I

OceansOceans

In Your GroupsIn Your Groups► You are Cartographers (A cartographer You are Cartographers (A cartographer

is someone who makes maps)is someone who makes maps)1.1. Label AfricaLabel Africa2.2. What Continent is directly North What Continent is directly North

of Africa? Label it.of Africa? Label it.3.3. What ocean is West of Number What ocean is West of Number

2? Label it.2? Label it.4.4. What continent is East of What continent is East of

Number 2? Label it.Number 2? Label it.

5. Which What Continent is 5. Which What Continent is Southeast of Number 4? Label it.Southeast of Number 4? Label it.

6. Continent is the farthest South? 6. Continent is the farthest South? Label it.Label it.

7. What Ocean surrounds Number 7. What Ocean surrounds Number 6? Label it.6? Label it.

8. What Continent is America on? 8. What Continent is America on? Label it.Label it.

9. What Continent is South of 9. What Continent is South of Number 8? Label it.Number 8? Label it.

10. What Ocean is West of 10. What Ocean is West of Number 8? Label it.Number 8? Label it.

11. What Ocean is West of 11. What Ocean is West of Number 5? Label it.Number 5? Label it.

12. What Ocean is North of 12. What Ocean is North of Number 2? Label it.Number 2? Label it.

►EQ: How are EQ: How are latitude and latitude and longitude used to longitude used to find places?find places?

LatitudeLatitude►Latitude lines Latitude lines

cut the Earth in cut the Earth in Sections from Sections from East to WestEast to West

►Latitude lines Latitude lines are also known are also known as as parallelsparallels..

EquatorEquator► The main latitude The main latitude

line is called the line is called the EquatorEquator. It cuts . It cuts the Earth in half.the Earth in half.

► The Top half is The Top half is called the called the Northern Northern HemisphereHemisphere

► The Bottom half is The Bottom half is called the called the Southern Southern HemisphereHemisphere

Measuring LatitudeMeasuring Latitude► Latitude is Measured in Latitude is Measured in

Degrees (From 0 to 90)Degrees (From 0 to 90)► If the Line is above the If the Line is above the

Equator, it is measured Equator, it is measured in degrees North (ex: 20 in degrees North (ex: 20 Degrees North)Degrees North)

► If the line is Below the If the line is Below the Equator, it is measured Equator, it is measured in degrees South (ex: 65 in degrees South (ex: 65 Degrees South)Degrees South)

You Try!You Try!

►About what latitude is America?About what latitude is America?

LongitudeLongitude►Longitude Longitude

Lines cut the Lines cut the Earth in Earth in Sections from Sections from North to South North to South (like slices of (like slices of an orange)an orange)

Prime MeridianPrime Meridian► The main longitude The main longitude

line is called the line is called the Prime MeridianPrime Meridian..

► The left half is The left half is called the called the Western Western HemisphereHemisphere

► The Right half is The Right half is called the called the Eastern Eastern HemisphereHemisphere

Measuring LongitudeMeasuring Longitude►Longitude is Measured in Degrees Longitude is Measured in Degrees

(From 0 to 180)(From 0 to 180)►If the Line is West of the Prime If the Line is West of the Prime

Meridian, it is measured in degrees Meridian, it is measured in degrees West (ex: 70 Degrees West)West (ex: 70 Degrees West)

►If the Line is East of the Prime If the Line is East of the Prime Meridian, it is measured in Degrees Meridian, it is measured in Degrees East (ex: 136 Degrees EastEast (ex: 136 Degrees East))

You Try!You Try!

► About what Longitude is Brazil?About what Longitude is Brazil?

Putting them TogetherPutting them Together► If you put latitude and longitude If you put latitude and longitude

together, you can tell exactly where together, you can tell exactly where something is.something is.

►Something’s Latitude and Longitude Something’s Latitude and Longitude together is called its together is called its coordinatecoordinate.. Always put latitude first. (Ladies First)Always put latitude first. (Ladies First) Then list LongitudeThen list Longitude►Ex: 41 N, 75 WEx: 41 N, 75 W►Look at your map: What city has Look at your map: What city has these coordinates?these coordinates?

► Using Latitude and Using Latitude and Longitude, you can Longitude, you can find any spot in the find any spot in the entire world!!!!entire world!!!!

► Navigation systems Navigation systems use latitude and use latitude and longitude to track longitude to track where you are and where you are and tell you how to get tell you how to get somewhere.somewhere.

ActivityActivity►Using the Worksheet, you and your Using the Worksheet, you and your

partner tell me what cities lie at these partner tell me what cities lie at these coordinates.coordinates. 38 N, 140 E38 N, 140 E 22 S, 46 W22 S, 46 W 53 N, 35 E53 N, 35 E 37 N, 127 E37 N, 127 E 41 N, 75 W41 N, 75 W

Let’s See How Good You AreLet’s See How Good You Are►Using your Worksheet, tell me the Using your Worksheet, tell me the

coordinates of the following cities:coordinates of the following cities: New York CityNew York City Mexico CityMexico City BombayBombay JakartaJakarta IstanbulIstanbul