Bell ringer August 28, 2013

Define the following terms in your own words.Equator

Longitude

Latitude

Prime

Meridian

Hemisphere

Spatial

Unit 1 – Week 1 VocabAugust 26,2013

Equator- (noun)

• An imaginary line forming a circle around the Earth; an equal distance from the North and South poles, dividing the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres

• Is Mexico or the United States closer to the Equator?

Longitude- (noun)

These lines run vertically around the Earth measuring how far east or west an object is.

The Republic of Portugal lies to the north of the Equator at latitude 39º30º

Latitude (noun)These lines that extend around the Earth horizontally and measure how far north or south an object is from the equator

Latitude and longitude help you find places on a globe to know exactly where someplace is.

So……..Latitude and Longitude!!

Prime Meridian- (Noun) This imaginary line

divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres.

The Prime Meridian runs through the United Kingdom, France, Spain, western Africa, and Antarctica.

Hemisphere- (Noun)

This line divides Earth's surface into halves-North, South, East and West.

By using the equator and prime meridian, we can divide the world into four hemispheres, north, south, east, and west.

Spatial – (adjective)

the ability to visualize and explain location, distance, direction, relationships, change, and movement over space. 

To think spatially is to be confident in using maps and mapping to find a destination.

Sphere ~(noun)

a planet or star in the shape of a circle

If you want to get technical, a sphere is also a round body whose surface is at all points equal distance from the center!

Navigation- (noun)

the ability To plan, record, and control the course and position of ship, plane or car

People use to find their way by looking at the stars….today’s navigation is a little easier!!