Transcript Basic Geography Skills Part II Location!

Basic Geography Skills Part II
I.
Location! Location! Location! When finding a specific
location on a map we use imaginary lines . The location
of these lines is measured in units called ______________.
A. Lines of ________________
B. Lines of ________________
• Circle the globe from
• Circle the globe east to
the north to the south
west
pole
• Also called ____________
• Also called ____________
• Central line at 0 ˚ is the
• Central line at 0 ˚ is the
____________________
___________ ___________
• Locations north and
which passes through
south of the equator
(city- not vocabulary)
have latitudes between
_______________________
0˚ and 90 ˚ north and
• Locations east and west
south
of the Prime Meridian
*Trace the equator and the Prime
have longitudes
Meridian in red. Trace all other lines
between 0 ˚ and 180˚
of latitude yellow. Trace all other
east and west
meridians blue.
II. Half Way! The equator and Prime Meridian are also used to
determine location by cutting the earth in half. Half of the earth is
called a ____________________.
1. The ________________ divides the northern and southern
hemispheres.
2. The _______________ __________________ divides the eastern
and western hemispheres.
Label each.
a. ____________
b. ___________
c. ____________
d. ____________
III. Getting to the Point! When lines of
latitude and longitude intersect they form a
____________. To locate a place on a map
you need a measurement for both latitude
and longitude. These two directions together
are called ___________________. Use the map on
the front find these locations. Give the name
of the ocean or continent in which it is found.
a. 20˚ S, 60 ˚W _______________ b. 10˚S, 80˚E _________________
c. 35˚ N, 120˚E _______________ d. 40˚ N, 100˚ W _______________
e. 80˚ N, 140˚W _______________ f. 80˚ S, 117˚ E ________________
IV. Need a coat? The weather patterns of an area
over a long period of time is its ________________.
1. The amount of water that falls in a certain area is
______________.
2. A measure of the energy of molecules in the air
is _________________, or how hot or cold an area
is.
V. Cause and Effect - The three factors that affect climate are:
1. ___________________ - the distance north or south of the equator
*Name and Label these other
important lines of latitude.
A. 23 ½ ˚ N - ____________________
B. 23 ½ ˚ S - ____________________
C. 66 ½ ˚ N - ____________________
D. 66 ½ ˚S - _____________________
*Trace the equator in green.
Trace both the tropics in light green.
Trace both the circles in purple.
Complete the key.
2. ___________________ - the
height above or below sea level
*The higher you go, the cooler it gets.
3. ___________________ - a stream
of water that flows through the
ocean
*Generally, currents from the equator
are warm, and those from the polar
regions are cool.
Basic Geography Skills Part II - Review
A. Which way are you going? – Use these terms to label the
illustration : equator meridians parallels Prime Meridian
1. _______________
B. Let’s split!
2. _______________ 1. The parallel that
splits the earth
into hemispheres
is the ___________.
2. The meridian at 0˚
is the __________
____________.
3. _______________
3. Which lines affect
climate? ________
4. _______________
C. Coming Together – Find the coordinates (latitude and longitude)
for each point. Don’t forget to tell if the latitude is north or south
and if the longitude is east or west.
1. __________________
1
4
2
2. ___________________
3. ___________________
5
4. ___________________
3
5. ___________________
D. What does that mean? – There are 22 vocabulary terms in this
lesson. (They are the answers in the blanks. Do not include answers
of lower case letters and don’t use any twice.) On your own paper,
put the terms in alphabetical order and rewrite its definition. Don’t
forget to number them so that you know you have them all.
Basic Geography Skills Part II – Vocabulary
1. Degrees 2. Latitude –
3. Parallels –
4. Equator –
5. Longitude –
6. Meridians –
7. Prime Meridian –
8. Hemisphere 9. Grid –
10. Coordinates –
11. Climate –
12. Precipitation –
13. Temperature –
14. Tropic of Cancer –
15. Tropic of Capricorn –
16. Arctic Circle –
17. Antarctic Circle –
Basic Geography Skills Part II – Vocabulary
18. Polar Climate –
19. Tropical Climate –
20. Temperate Climate –
21. Elevation –
22. Currents -