Learning Target I can analyze maps to locate

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Learning Target: I can analyze maps to locate specific points on a map using

Learning Target: I can analyze maps to locate specific points on a map using latitude and longitude. Do Now: Share homework response with group. Why is it important to know the difference between primary and secondary sources, fact and opinion, observation and inference?

Parts of a Map • • • Title Key Scale Compass Rose Lines of

Parts of a Map • • • Title Key Scale Compass Rose Lines of latitude and longitude

Map Key & Compass

Map Key & Compass

Latitude and Longitude How do we find places on maps?

Latitude and Longitude How do we find places on maps?

Latitude What is Latitude? • • Lines of Latitude run horizontally Latitude is measured

Latitude What is Latitude? • • Lines of Latitude run horizontally Latitude is measured in degrees. The Equator is 0 degrees Latitude. Lines of Latitude locate places North or South of the Equator. • The North Pole is 90 degrees N Latitude, and the South Pole is 90 degrees S Latitude.

Longitude • Lines of Longitude run vertically. • They are also called Meridians. •

Longitude • Lines of Longitude run vertically. • They are also called Meridians. • The Prime Meridian is found in Greenwich, England. • The Prime Meridian is 0 degrees Longitude. • Lines of Longitude locate places East or West of the Prime Meridian. • There are 180 degrees of east Longitude, and 180 degrees of west Longitude.

Latitude and Longitude Activity • Using your textbook atlas, world political map on page

Latitude and Longitude Activity • Using your textbook atlas, world political map on page A 4 -5, and the U. S. political map on page 420 -21 find the locations using latitude and longitude.

Latitude and Longitude Activity: What is located at the following coordinates? Text page A

Latitude and Longitude Activity: What is located at the following coordinates? Text page A 4 -5 • 30* N, 95*W Text page A 20 -21

Summary 1. What do lines of Latitude and Longitude combine to make? A grid.

Summary 1. What do lines of Latitude and Longitude combine to make? A grid. 2. Compare and Contrast Latitude and Longitude. Latitude- horizontal, north- south, parallels Longitude- vertical, east-west, meridians 3. What is 0 degrees Latitude? Equator 4. What is 0 degrees Longitude? Prime Meridian 5. How many time zones do we have in the U. S. A. ? 4 - Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific 6. Explain the difference between Local Time, and Universal Time. Local time- used everyday Universal Time- is used for a planetary event, or for astronomy

Essential Question: • How do lines of longitude and latitude help us identify points

Essential Question: • How do lines of longitude and latitude help us identify points on a map?

Quiz Review: Know the following

Quiz Review: Know the following

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