Geography Skills. ► EQ: What are the Earth’s Continents and Oceans and where are they located?

Geography SkillsGeography Skills

►EQ: What are the EQ: What are the Earth’s Continents Earth’s Continents and Oceans and and Oceans and where are they where are they located?located?

Cardinal DirectionsCardinal Directions

Intermediate DirectionsIntermediate Directions

What is this called? ^ ^What is this called? ^ ^

Hint:Hint:

COMPASS COMPASS ROSEROSE

ContinentsContinents

►There are Seven ContinentsThere are Seven Continents South AmericaSouth America AustraliaAustralia AsiaAsia AfricaAfrica AntarcticaAntarctica North AmericaNorth America EuropeEurope

S A A A A N ES A A A A N E

ContinentsContinents

OceansOceans

►There are Four OceansThere are Four Oceans Atlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean Arctic OceanArctic Ocean Pacific OceanPacific Ocean Indian OceanIndian Ocean

A A P IA A P I

OceansOceans

Can you name them all?

►EQ: How are EQ: How are latitude and latitude and longitude used to longitude used to find places?find places?

LatitudeLatitude

►Latitude lines Latitude lines cut the Earth in cut the Earth in Sections from Sections from East to WestEast to West

►Latitude lines Latitude lines are also known are also known as as parallelsparallels..

EquatorEquator

► The main latitude The main latitude line is called the line is called the EquatorEquator. It cuts . It cuts the Earth in half.the Earth in half.

► The Top half is The Top half is called the called the Northern Northern HemisphereHemisphere

► The Bottom half is The Bottom half is called the called the Southern Southern HemisphereHemisphere

Measuring LatitudeMeasuring Latitude

► Latitude is Measured in Latitude is Measured in Degrees (From 0 to 90)Degrees (From 0 to 90)

► If the Line is above the If the Line is above the Equator, it is measured Equator, it is measured in degrees North (ex: 20 in degrees North (ex: 20 Degrees North)Degrees North)

► If the line is Below the If the line is Below the Equator, it is measured Equator, it is measured in degrees South (ex: 65 in degrees South (ex: 65 Degrees South)Degrees South)

You Try!You Try!

►About what latitude is America? (G)About what latitude is America? (G)

LongitudeLongitude

►Longitude Longitude Lines cut the Lines cut the Earth in Earth in Sections from Sections from North to South North to South (like slices of (like slices of an orange)an orange)

Prime MeridianPrime Meridian

► The main longitude The main longitude line is called the line is called the Prime MeridianPrime Meridian..

► The left half is The left half is called the called the Western Western HemisphereHemisphere

► The Right half is The Right half is called the called the Eastern Eastern HemisphereHemisphere

Measuring LongitudeMeasuring Longitude►Longitude is Measured in Degrees Longitude is Measured in Degrees

(From 0 to 180)(From 0 to 180)►If the Line is West of the Prime If the Line is West of the Prime

Meridian, it is measured in degrees Meridian, it is measured in degrees West (ex: 70 Degrees West)West (ex: 70 Degrees West)

►If the Line is East of the Prime If the Line is East of the Prime Meridian, it is measured in Degrees Meridian, it is measured in Degrees East (ex: 136 Degrees EastEast (ex: 136 Degrees East))

You Try!You Try!

► About what Longitude is Brazil? (J)About what Longitude is Brazil? (J)

Putting them TogetherPutting them Together

► If you put latitude and longitude If you put latitude and longitude together, you can tell exactly where together, you can tell exactly where something is.something is.

►Something’s Latitude and Longitude Something’s Latitude and Longitude together is called its together is called its coordinatecoordinate.. Always put latitude first. (Ladies First)Always put latitude first. (Ladies First) Then list LongitudeThen list Longitude►Ex: 41 N, 75 WEx: 41 N, 75 W►Look at your map: What city has Look at your map: What city has these coordinates?these coordinates?

► Using Latitude and Using Latitude and Longitude, you can Longitude, you can find any spot in find any spot in the entire world!!!!the entire world!!!!

► Navigation Navigation systems use systems use latitude and latitude and longitude to track longitude to track where you are and where you are and tell you how to get tell you how to get somewhere.somewhere.

ActivityActivity

►Using the maps in your book, what Using the maps in your book, what cities lie at these coordinates.cities lie at these coordinates. 38 N, 140 E38 N, 140 E 22 S, 46 W22 S, 46 W 53 N, 35 E53 N, 35 E 37 N, 127 E37 N, 127 E 41 N, 75 W41 N, 75 W

Let’s See How Good You AreLet’s See How Good You Are

►Using your Worksheet, tell me the Using your Worksheet, tell me the coordinates of the following cities:coordinates of the following cities: New York CityNew York City Mexico CityMexico City BombayBombay JakartaJakarta IstanbulIstanbul