Students explore latitude and longitude

1. EntryTask
1.) What hemisphere is
the UAE located in?
2.) What hemisphere is
the United States located
in?

2. Objective:

3. Location
Every point on earth has a specific location.
Absolute location
Relative location

4. Date =
Title = Latitude and Longitude
Page # =

5. Absolute Location
Imagine a single dot on a ping pong ball.
How would you describe its location?

6. Absolute Location
latitude lines
and longitude lines.

7. Latitude: Measure distances north
and south of the Equator

8. Longitude – measures distances
east or west of the Prime Meridian

9. Latitude longitude
Grid System!

10. Lines of Latitude:
equator

11. 5 Main Lines of Latitude:

12. Lines of Longitude
Prime Meridian

13. Latitude and Longitude

14. Materials:

15. Directions: