RELATIVE LOCATION Relative location describes the spatial relationships

RELATIVE LOCATION • Relative location describes the spatial relationships between and among places • Where something is in relationship to something else

Ex: Scotland is north of England

What is Wales’ relative location from England?

What is London’s relative location from Manchester?

The English Channel is _____ of England.

Relative Location of the Continents

ABSOLUTE LOCATION • Latitude and longitude define absolute location • Use of a grid to find exact location

LINES OF LATITUDE • East-west lines which measure distances north and south of the equator • Measured in degrees • Also called parallels

MAJOR LINES OF LATITUDE Locate these on a map • Equator: 0° latitude (halfway between the poles) • Tropic of Cancer: 23 1/2 ° north • Tropic of Capricorn: 23 1/2° south • Arctic Circle: 66 1/2° north • Antarctic Circle: 66 1/2° south • North Pole: 90° north • South Pole: 90° south

LINES OF LONGITUDE • North-south lines which measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian • Measured in degrees • Also called meridians

MAJOR LINES OF LONGITUDE Locate these on a map • Prime Meridian: 0° longitude; runs through Greenwich, England • International Date Line: 180° longitude

HEMISPHERES • Halves of the earth (Hemi=half) • Equator creates the northern and southern hemispheres • Prime Meridian creates the eastern and western hemispheres

What country is located at 0 degrees and 80 degrees West? What city is located at 34 degrees S, 70 degrees W?