Picturing the World

There are 2 different ways to describe where a place is located: by absolute location and relative location

Asia and Europe are actually one large landmass.

Geographers call these two continents Eurasia

Vocabulary Words

Absolute location – description of a place using grid coordinates

Relative location – description of a place using the relation of one place to another

Coordinates – the latitude and longitude address of a place on a map

Eurasia – a landmass made up of the continents of Asia and Europe

mental map – a map that a person pictures in his or her mind

sea – a body of salt water that is part of an ocean, yet is partially enclosed by land

Answers

MONDAY 1. Relative location 2. Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America; Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern Oceans

TUESDAY 1. Atlantic, east of North America; Arctic, north of North America; and Pacific Ocean, west of North America 2. Beaufort, Bering, and Labrador Seas

1. The two continents are actually one large landmass. WEDNESDAY 1. The two continents are actually one large landmass. 2. Australia; Tasman Sea

1. Philippine Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, and South China Sea THURSDAY 1. Philippine Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, and South China Sea 2. Italy/Europe; India/Asia; Japan/Asia

1. Black and Caspian Seas; Barents, Mediterranean, and North Seas FRIDAY 1. Black and Caspian Seas; Barents, Mediterranean, and North Seas 2. Beaufort and Labrador Seas, and the Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific Oceans