Warm Up After picking up your spiral and

Warm Up • After picking up your spiral and filling out your planner… – What kind of information can you find out when using maps?

Introduction to Your Atlas

Essential Question • How can geographic tools help us explain the world's patterns?

What is an Atlas? • An atlas is a collection of maps.

Within each of these Maps • There is included: – Map Legend – Compass Rose – Lines of Latitude – Lines of Longitude – Continents

Legend A part of a map that gives information about the symbols used on the map

Scale • A tool on a map used to find distance

Legend and Scale Activity Use the Classroom Atlas to complete the activity on page 4 of your spiral. Make sure when you are answering the questions, that you use complete sentences!

Warm Up • Happy Surefoot, a world famous mountain climber, has invited you to climb one of the peaks in Europe. He has given you two clues: – The peak is higher than Mount Olympus (C-6) BUT not as high as Grassglockner (C-5). – It is about 150 miles (240 km) from Gibraltar. • Using the Europe Physical Map, what mountain will you and Happy climb

The Compass Rose

Essential Question • How can geographic tools help us explain the world's patterns?

Discussion • What direction are you facing right now? • What direction is the track from us? • If you turn a quarter turn left, what direction would you be facing now? • Why is it important to be able to use directions

Compass Rose • A symbol on a map used to show direction N NE NW W E SE SW S

Cardinal Directions • The four main directions on a compass. – North, East, South, West

Intermediate Directions • The directions that go in between the four cardinal directions – North. East, South. West, North. West NW NE SE SW

Directions Activity Use the Classroom Atlas to complete the activity on page 6 of your spiral. Make sure when you are answering the questions, that you use complete sentences!

Discussion • Examine the map of the North Pole and South Pole… what do you notice?

Task/ Homework • Your task is to create a map of my classroom. Maps should be drawn to scale and include a scale, a legend, and a compose rose. The legend should explain symbols used for objects in the classroom. This is due Thurs at the beginning of class!!!

Battle Ship Warm Up • If you want to sink the battleship circled, what is the final coordinate you would have to call in?

Lines of Latitude and Longitude are used to find location.

Essential Question • How can geographic tools help us explain the world's patterns?

Lines of Latitude • Also known as parallels, these lines run East to West • Lines of Latitude divide the Earth horizontally

LATITUDES Equator: 0 degrees Tropic of Cancer: 23 1/2 degrees N Tropic of Capricorn: 23 1/2 degrees S Arctic Circle: 66 degrees N Antarctic Circle: 66 degrees S

Lines of Longitude • Also known as meridians, these lines run North to South or Pole to Pole • Lines of Longitude are drawn on a map vertically

LONGITUDES • Prime Meridian: 0 degrees

How do I write longitude and latitude? 1)Latitude comes first. Longitude comes second. Example: Latitude, Longitude (30° N, 55° E) 2)Always put a degree sign ° after the coordinate (number) but before the letter. Example: 30° N

Let’s Practice A B C D How would you write the coordinates for the following locations A, B, C, &D in the map above?

Latitude/ Longitude Activity You will be divided into one of three groups: Pilot Flight Attendant Passenger You are to work independently within your group following the directions and complete the task at hand.