Geography and Absolute Location

North Carolina Essential Standards

• Standard- (6.G.1)-Understand geographic features that influenced the emergence, expansion and decline of civilizations, societies and regions over time.Standard (6.G.2)-Apply the tools of a geographer to understand the emergence, expansion and decline of civilizations, societies and regions

9/22Today’s Agenda1. Warm UP – What does the picture mean?2. Test Corrections/Test Make UP – complete3. When you have finished your test corrections, turn in to Mrs. Henrie4. Work on coloring the “ ELEMENTS ON A MAP” worksheet I passed out last Friday! See me for a quick check of your progress5. When everyone has finished their corrections we will go over the worksheet as a class

9/24/2015 Warm - UP

1. Turn in your science composition book. PLEASE Stack them in your block’s basket on the side counter

2. Start your social studies’ composition book!!!3. On the first page – front and back – create your Table of Contents4. Title the second page Cochrane Expectations and number from 1

to5 - list our 5 R’s; RESPECTFUL; RESPONSIBLITY, READINESS, RELIABLITIY, REFLECTION

5. In the middle of the second page write the word GOALS and number from 1-4. Write your social studies goal for the first quarter.

6. On the back of the second page, place the number 1 in the top left corner!

7. # 3 On the back of the second page put today’s date, 9/24/2015 What is social studies? What are the 5 Elements of a Map?

RESPOND – be ready to share

9/24/2015 Today’s agenda

• Warm-UP• Finish up Elements on a Map worksheet –

turn in• Study Guide/World Contents Map – add to

Composition Book• Guided Notes: Reading a map/Types of maps• Chrome book - Map Skills games: Slide #23

• Blk #3*Geography = the study of the Earth. • Geographers - people who study geography. • One way geographers study the Earth is by reading

maps.• Maps have 5 basic elements – *Elements of a Map

worksheet*1. Title – What is the title of our map? Why do we have

to have a title?1. Contiguous - ??????????????

2. Legend –What kinds of things are shown on a legend?3. Scale – What is the purpose of a scale?4. Blk #1 Compass rose – What does this tell you?

1. cardinal directions vs intermediate directions

5. Inset map – What does the inset map show you?

Let’s look at/label/highlight our MapThe Contiguous United States

• Document viewer – Worksheet• With a Partner (25 min)- Finish up the

questions on the back • Do the CHALLENGE with your partner• Turn In to Mrs. Henrie

• Study Guide and World Continents Map• Tape Study Guide to page 1• Tape World Continents Map to page 2• Label your table of contents

Vocabulary – study guide…let’s discuss vocabulary place definitions in our comp book and on the back of our World Continents maps

• ***Geographic features – the study of the natural features of the earth's surface; EX: mountains, lakes, rivers, oceans, canyons

• ****Absolute location – the exact location of a place on Earth, latitude and longitude

• Latitude- the distance of any object measured north and south from the equator, Latitude is measured in *degrees*.

• Longitude - distance measured in degrees east or west from an imaginary line ( prime meridian) that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole and that passes through Greenwich, England

• Equator - 0 degrees latitude: an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is the same distance from the north and south poles; "the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres"

• Prime meridian - 0 degrees longitude; “the prime meridian is the boundary between the eastern and western hemispheres”

Guided Notes

• Please log into your chrome books• Go to - vhenrie.weebly.com• Click on Menu: - Social Studies Daily lessons

and Study Guide.• Complete the Guided Notes – Due end of class• When you finish - review with the Map Skills

using the game links on slide #23• Do not go any farther!!!!!

Geography - Map skills cont.

Reading a Map• First you have to Choose the right map!• There are several types of maps. Each map can

show different information.

• Climate maps - give general information about the climate and precipitation (rain and snow) of a region.

• Economic or resource maps feature the type of natural resources or economic activity that dominates an area. EX: oranges on a map of Florida tell you that oranges are grown there.

• What might be on a economic or resource map of North Carolina?

• Physical maps illustrate the physical features of an area, such as the mountains, rivers and lakes. Ex: water is usually shown in blue. Different colors are used to show differences in land elevations. EX: Hills may be brown than flat land may be green

Economic map of Africa

Physical Map of Italy

• Political maps (do not show physical features.) show state and national boundaries; capitals and major cities. – A capital city is usually marked with a star within

a circle.• Road maps show major—some minor

highways—and roads, airports, railroad tracks, cities and other points of interest in an area. People use road maps to plan trips and for driving directions.

Road map of Charlotte

• 4. Topographic Map• Have contour lines to show the shape and

elevation of an area.

• When contour lines are close together, this means it is steep land; hills - mountains

• When the contour lines are further apart, it is flatter land

When you read a map make sure:1. Check the title – Is this the map you need?????2. Check the map's orientation. Most maps are drawn with

north located at the top. Look for the Compass Rose!3. Understand the scale of the map. The map scale shows

you a ratio of map distance to real distance.

4. Examine the legend. • legend - key of symbols on the map itself. 5. Inset Map – What is the big picture? What surrounds the area you are looking atGet familiar with how your map represents data—that is

key to understanding the rest of the map.

• Get your chrome book log into vhenrie.weebly.com

• Menu: Social Studies Daily lessons and study Guides

• Individual review - look at the links provided on the next slide - Slide #22

• Continue your study of geography - the study of the Earth by using the following links

• Symbols and Keys: discover the meaning behind map symbols and keys

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/sysm/landscapes/highlands_islands/mapskills/symbols/index.shtml

• Grid References: learn to read a map grid

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/sysm/landscapes/highlands_islands/mapskills/grid/index.shtml

• Oceans and continents – tutorial and various levels depending on skills

• http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/World_Continents.htm

• Maps can’t show things in the same size as they are in real life so maps have to be drawn to scale

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/sysm/landscapes/highlands_islands/mapskills/scale/index.shtml

9/25 - Absolute Location• Absolute location describes the location of a

place based on a fixed point on earth. • Fixed Point - The exact spot on the Earth’s

surface where something is!• The most common way is to identify the fixed

point is by using coordinates such as latitude and longitude.

• Lines of latitude and longitude crisscross the earth.

• Charlotte, NC - 35.2269° N, 80.8433° W

• Latitude • Latitude is used to mark the north & south position of a

place on the Earth’s surface.• Latitude is measured in degrees• Latitude is measured from 0 degrees at the equator to 90

degrees at the North and South Poles. • The equator is 0 degrees Latitude. The equator divides the

earth into two equal halves.• Northern Hemisphere is north of the equator so latitude

is measured in degrees north.• Southern Hemisphere is south of the equator so latitude

is measured in degrees south.• Charlotte, NC - 35.2269° N • What hemisphere is Charlotte in???????

Lets label/highlight *World Continents map

• Title – highlight the title on your map!• Orientation – highlight the compass rose!• Scale – What is the scale of the World Map?• Highlight - Equator & label - 0 degrees LATITUDE• Label - Northern hemisphere/ Southern

hemisphere• Tropic of Cancer – label 30 degrees N• Tropic of Capricorn – label 30 degrees S

• Longitude - The lines running vertically around the Earth are called lines of longitude or meridians

• Meridians measure how far east or west an object is.

• The prime meridian is 0 degrees longitude. • The prime meridian goes through Greenwich,

England• The further away from the Prime Meridian that one

travels you go the higher the longitude number becomes.

• Lines of longitude are numbered from 0 to 180 °. • 180 degrees is the ending point for measuring

longitude – INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE

• If you are in the Eastern Hemisphere, your longitude is measured in degrees east.

• If you are in the Western Hemisphere, your longitude is measured in degrees west.

• The United State is located west of the prime meridian• What hemisphere is the United States in?

• Charlotte, NC - 80.8433° W

• When you are writing an absolute location, latitude is ALWAYS written first

• Charlotte, NC - 35.2269° N, 80.8433° W

• Lets look back at our World Continents Map• Label the Prime meridian• Label the eastern and western hemispheres• Label the North Pole and the South Pole• The latitude is represented by the numbers on

the side of the map.• The longitude is represented by the numbers at

the top and bottom of the map. • Tip: If you have trouble remembering which is

which, the longitude lines are "long.“• If you have trouble remembering which is which,

the latitude lines are like the rungs on a ladder

Relative Location• Relative location is the location of something

in comparison to the location of something else.

• For example, if I said, "My house is near the school," that's a relative location.

• I’m telling you where my house is located relative to the school.

• Another example would be if you said, "My town is in the northern part of the state."

Latitude and Longitude Game• On your own: click on the link below and explo

re latitude and longitude!• http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/la

titude-longitude-map-game.php• Partner work – • Latitude and longitude worksheet! • Check in with Mrs. Henrie with questions or

when you have finished!