Locating Places Using Coordinate System
Locating Places Using Coordinate System
Using Coordinate
System
1. East?
2. West?
3. South?
4. Northwest?
5. Southeast?
??
Address
A global address is
given as two
numbers called
coordinates.
14° North and
120° East is an
coordinates.
ABSOLUTE LOCATION
In determining the absolute location of a
certain place, you have to use the
coordinate system, a two-dimensional
number line that helps plot the location of a
certain area on Earth.
A. LATITUDE
A numerical way to measure how far North
or South of the equator a place is located is
called latitude lines.
A. LATITUDE
They are known as "parallels" of latitude,
because they run parallel to the equator
EQUATOR
The equator is an imaginary line between
the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It
divides the globe in half at 0 degrees
latitude.
TROPICS
The part of the world between Tropic of
Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.
a. Antarctic Circle
c. Equator
b. Arctic Circle
d. Tropic of Capricorn
2.What is the name of the imaginary
line running through Greenwich,
England?
a. Arctic Circle
b. Equator
c. North Pole
d. Prime Meridian
3. What is an imaginary line that
circles the Earth at 0° latitude called?
a. Antarctic Circle
b. Equator
c. South Pole
d. Tropic of Cancer
4. Which of the following is described as
the northernmost point of the world and
is 90° away from the equator?
a. North Pole
c. Tropic of Cancer
b. South Pole
d. Tropic of Capricorn
5. Which of the following is described as
the northernmost point of the world and
is equidistant to South Pole?
a. Arctic Circle
b. Latitude
c. North Pole
d. South Pole
6. Which of the following is described as
the southernmost point of the world and
is equidistant to North Pole?
a. Antarctic Circle
b. Equator
c. Longitude
d. South Pole
7. Where should you begin looking at if you
were task to locate the Southern Temperate
Zone on a globe?
a. Arctic Circle
b. Frigid Zones
c. between Tropic of Cancer and Antarctic
Circle
d. between Tropic of Capricorn and
Antarctic Circle
8. Which of the following is being
described as the distance of a point on the
earth’s surface measured in degrees North
or South of the equator?
a. Latitude
b. Longitude
c. Northern Hemisphere
d. Southern Hemisphere
9. Which word is a synonym for a line
latitude?
a. Hemisphere
b. Meridian
c. Parallel
d. Vertical
10. What lies at 90° North latitude?
a. Antarctica
b. Madagascar
c. North Pole
d. South Pole
Summary Ecosystem
A community of living organisms that
interact with each other in a given physical
and chemical environment
Terrestrial Ecosystem
The ecosystem where humans live, most
made up of landforms
Introduce new
vocabulary or fun facts
Good job for today! here.