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Locating Places On Earth Using A Coordinate System

The document discusses the coordinate system used to locate places on Earth using lines of latitude and longitude. It defines key terms like equator, tropics, poles and hemispheres. It also provides examples of specific latitude and longitude coordinates for different locations on Earth.

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Locating Places On Earth Using A Coordinate System

The document discusses the coordinate system used to locate places on Earth using lines of latitude and longitude. It defines key terms like equator, tropics, poles and hemispheres. It also provides examples of specific latitude and longitude coordinates for different locations on Earth.

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L O C AT I N G

PLACES ON
EARTH USING A
C O O R D I N AT E
SYSTEM
WEEK 1
W H AT W O U L D
YOU DO IF YOU
GET LOST?
“ H O W D O Y O U L O C AT E
PLACES ON A MAP?”
STUDY THE
IMAGES ON
THE RIGHT
T H AT
DESCRIBES
THE
L AT I T U D E
LINES IN
THE GLOBE
TO ANSWER
THE
QUESTIONS
BELOW.
1. HOW WILL YOU DEFINE
E Q U AT O R I N Y O U R O W N W O R D S ?
2. What are the two poles of the globe?
3. Differentiate Northern and Southern hemisphere in
your own words.
4. Are these lines of latitude imaginary or not?
5. Are the lines of latitude parallel to the equator and
to each other or not?
6. Does it form circles at the poles?
7. Do the lines of latitude meet or not?
T H E E A RT H ’ S G R I D
SYSTEM
Earth’s grid or coordinate system

• LATITUDE
• LONGITUDE
LETTERS LATITUD LONGITU
E DE
G 300N 0
E 0 150 W0

D 15 S 0
45 W 0

C 60 N 0
60 E
0
Directions: Identify the important imaginary
lines as either LATITUDE or LONGITUDE line.
1. Equator
2.Prime meridian
3.International date line
5.Tropic of Capricorn
6.Arctic Circle
7.Tropic of Cancer
8.Antarctic Circle
Directions: Read the statements below and fill in the
blank with the correct answer.
1.The Equator is located at ________ degrees
latitude.
2.The Tropic of Cancer is located at ________
degrees north of the equator and runs through
Mexico, the Bahamas, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India,
and southern China.
3. The ___________________ lies at 23.5
degrees south of the equator and runs through
Australia, Chile, southern Brazil (Brazil is the only
country that passes through both the equator and
a tropic), and northern South Africa.
4. ___________________ is zero degrees
longitude.
5. The International Date Line at ______ degrees
longitude that divides Earth into the Eastern and
Western hemispheres.
1. Which of the following is an
imaginary line that circles the Earth at
0 degrees latitude?
A. International Date Line
B. Prime Meridian
C. Arctic Circle
D. Equator
2. Which of the following is an imaginary
line that circles the Earth at 0 degrees
longitude?
A. International Date Line
B. Prime Meridian
C. Arctic Circle
D. Equator
3. Which of the following is an example of
longitude line?
A. Tropic of Cancer
B. Prime Meridian
C. Arctic Circle
D. Equator
4. What is the imaginary line that
separates from one day to another that
measures 180 degrees Longitude?
A. International Date Line
B. Prime Meridian
C. Arctic Circle
D. Equator
5. What are the latitude and longitude lines?

A. Long and short lines that divide the Earth


B. Straight lines that can be found on Earth
C. Imaginary lines that divide the Earth
D. Visible lines that divide the Earth

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