Enduring Understanding Themes

Geographic LocationAugust 7-10, 2015

FIRST FIVEAgenda Message for August 8, 2014: We begin Social

Studies with understanding how geographers describe location by use of Hemispheres, Latitude & Longitude, Equator, Prime Meridian, and the use of Maps.

Standard: Location affects a society’s economy, culture, and development.

E. Q. for Friday, August 8, 2014:What are the two ways that geographers describe

location?

Warm-Up:Describe where the City of Atlanta is to someone who has

never been there.

AnswersE.Q. Answers for August 8, 2014:Absolute location & Relative location

Warm-Up Answer:North AmericaUnited StatesSoutheast region of U.S.State of GeorgiaNorth Central Georgia

Geographic LocationThe two ways geography describes location

are;1. Relative location describes a place in

comparison to other places around it.

2. Absolute location is the exact place on earth where a geographic location, such as a city is found.

Geographic Location•Relative Location

Relative location describes where a place is in relation to its surrounding environment.

For example, you may tell a person that the library is three blocks west of the park.

Geographic Location•Absolute Location

To describe absolute location, geography uses a grid system of imaginary lines for precisely locating places on the earth’s surface.

~Hemispheres~Equator~Prime Meridian~Latitude Lines~Longitude Lines

Geographic Location

•Earth is divided into two equal halves. Each half of the globe is called a hemisphere.

•Because the earth is round, a hemisphere can be north and south, or east and west.

Geographic Location•The equator is the imaginary line that

divides the north and south halves (hemispheres).

•The prime meridian is the imaginary line dividing the east and west (hemispheres). (Sometime this is called the Greenwich meridian because it runs through the town of Greenwich, England.)

FIRST FIVEAgenda Message for August 10, 2015: Homework due

Wednesday: Draw a globe using graph paper. Draw and label North, South, East, & West, Equator, Prime Meridian, Latitude lines & longitude lines.

Standard: Location affects a society’s economy, culture, and development.

E. Q. for Monday; August 10, 2015: What are the imaginary lines called that run parallel to the

equator?

Warm-Up:Describe where Douglasville is located to someone who

has never been here.

AnswersE.Q. Answers for August 10, 201:Latitude lines

Warm-Up Answer:North AmericaUnited StatesState of GeorgiaWest of City of Atlanta

Geographic Location•Latitude Lines

To locate places north or south, geography uses a set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator. These lines are called latitude lines.

The equator is labeled as the zero-degree line for latitude.

Geographic Location•Latitude Lines cont.

Lines north of the equator are called “north latitude” lines and lines south of the

equator are called “south latitude” lines.

Geographic Location• Longitude Lines

To complete the grid system, geography uses a set of imaginary lines that go around the earth over the north and south poles.

These lines are called longitude lines, and mark positions in the east-west hemisphere.

The prime meridian is the zero-degree line for longitude. Just as the equator is the zero-degree line for latitude.

Geographic LocationEach site on the earth can have only “one”

absolute location.

To find an absolute (or “precise”) location using the grid system, you need to find the point where the latitude and longitude lines cross.

Geographic LocationVocabulary Words for Location

•Absolute location•Relative location•Hemisphere•Prime meridian•Latitude line•Longitude line•Equator

Latitude & Longitude Practice

Find the following countries:1. 20o N/50o E2. 30o N/60o E3. 40o N/40o E4. 20o N/80o E5. 40o N/100o E6. 30o N/70o E7. 30o S/10oE8. 0o/30o E