Lets See What You Know What European Countries

Let’s See What You Know! • What European Countries are being Highlighted?

• Now let’s see if you know your continents!

Let’s Get More Local…can you name these states?

Now Let’s Find Out How You Did!

Latitude • The Equator is the starting point for measuring lines of latitude, aka parallels • Located at 0 degrees latitude – The latitude furthest north is 90 north, at the North Pole; The latitude furthest south is 90 south, at the South Pole

Longitude • The Prime Meridian is the starting point for measuring lines of longitude, aka meridians • Located at 0 degrees longitude – The meridian located at the opposite end of the prime is referred to as the International Dateline

Grid System • A place’s coordinates, its degrees of latitude and longitude, reveal its location • For example, 40 N and 75 W are the coordinates for Philidelphia • Volunteers for locations… – Beijing – Paris – Honolulu – Moscow

Hemispheres • The equator and prime meridian slice Hemispheres, or halves of the earth • Northern Hemisphere? – North of equator • Southern Hemisphere? – South of equator • Western Hemisphere? – West of prime meridian • Eastern Hemisphere? – East of prime meridian

Continents • Geographers divide the land surfaces into seven large land-masses called continents • Who can name all seven? – North and South America, Africa, Australia, Europe, Asia, and Antarctica – Which continent is located in all four hemispheres?