Five Geographic Themes; Location Geography Location August 13-14, 2018

FIRST FIVE Agenda Message for August 13, 2018: We begin Social Studies with understanding how geographers describe location by use of Hemispheres, Latitude & Longitude, Equator, Prime Meridian, and the use of Maps. Standard: Location affects a society’s economy, culture, and development. E. Q. for Monday, August 13, 2018: What are the two ways that geographers describe location? Warm-Up: Describe where the City of Atlanta is to someone who has never been there using relative location.

Answers E.Q. Answers for Monday August 13, 2018: Absolute location & Relative location Warm-Up Answer: North America United States Southeast region of U.S. State of Georgia North Central Georgia

Geographic Location The two ways geography describes location are; Relative location describes a place in comparison to other places around it. Absolute location is the exact place on earth where a geographic location, such as a city is found.

Geographic Location Relative Location Relative location describes where a place is in relation to its surrounding environment. For example, you may tell a person that the library is three blocks west of the park.

Geographic Location Absolute Location To describe absolute location, geography uses a grid system of imaginary lines for precisely locating places on the earth’s surface. ~Hemispheres ~Equator ~Prime Meridian ~Latitude Lines ~Longitude Lines

Geographic Location Earth is divided into two equal halves. Each half of the globe is called a hemisphere. Because the earth is round, a hemisphere can be north and south, or east and west.

Geographic Location The equator is the imaginary line that divides the north and south halves (hemispheres). The prime meridian is the imaginary line dividing the east and west (hemispheres). (Sometime this is called the Greenwich meridian because it runs through the town of Greenwich, England.)

FIRST FIVE Agenda Message for Tuesday August 14, 2018: Homework due Friday: Draw a globe using graph paper. Draw and label North, South, East, & West, Equator, Prime Meridian, Latitude lines & longitude lines. Standard: Location affects a society’s economy, culture, and development. E. Q. for Tuesday; August 14, 2018: What are the imaginary lines called that run parallel to the equator? Warm-Up: Describe where Douglasville is located to someone who has never been here, using Relative Location.

Answers E.Q. Answers for August 14, 2018: Latitude lines Warm-Up Answer: North America United States State of Georgia West of City of Atlanta

Geographic Location Latitude Lines To locate places north or south, geography uses a set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator. These lines are called latitude lines. The equator is labeled as the zero-degree line for latitude.

Geographic Location Latitude Lines cont. Lines north of the equator are called “north latitude lines” and lines south of the equator are called “south latitude lines”.

Geographic Location Longitude Lines To complete the grid system, geography uses a set of imaginary lines that go around the earth over the north and south poles. These lines are called longitude lines, and mark positions in the east-west hemisphere. The prime meridian is the zero-degree line for longitude. Just as the equator is the zero-degree line for latitude.

Geographic Location Each site on the earth can have only “one” absolute location. To find an absolute (or “precise”) location using the grid system, you need to find the point where the latitude and longitude lines cross.

Geographic Location Absolute Location (cont.) When describing Absolute location geographers use latitude and longitude. Latitude is always the first value expressed and longitude is always the second value. Example: 300 S/100E: would read 30 degrees South latitude and 10 degrees East longitude

Geographic Location Vocabulary Words for Location Absolute location Relative location Hemisphere Prime meridian Latitude line Longitude line Equator

Latitude & Longitude Practice Write out the following absolute locations: 20o N/50o E 30o N/60o E 40o N/40o E 20o N/80o E 40o N/100o E 30o N/70o E 30o S/10oE 0o/30o E

Five Geographic Themes; Maps August 15-16, 2018

First Five Agenda Message for Wednesday August 15, 2018: This week’s E.Q.’s & Warm-Ups are due Monday. Go to the schools website for the answers. Vocabulary Quiz is Friday 8/24/18. Standard: Location affects a society’s economy, culture, and development. E. Q. for Wednesday, August 15, 2018: Identify the main benefit of maps and list four elements of a map, which are necessary in order to be able to read and understand them. Warm-Up: 400 North Latitude is in which hemisphere? 800 West Longitude is in which hemisphere?

Answers E.Q. Answers for Wednesday August 15, 2018: Maps are Portable Map Title, Map Legend, Scale, Compass Ross, Latitude Lines, Longitude Lines, Colors, Symbols, Grid Warm-Up Answer: Northern Hemisphere Western Hemisphere