WHERE DO I GO?.

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WHERE DO I GO?

1 5 8 4 2 7 6 3 Basic Directions

Its location in relation to other places Two Ways to Define the Location of a Place RELATIVE LOCATION Its location in relation to other places

Its location in relation to other places RELATIVE LOCATION Its location in relation to other places

Its location in terms of latitude and longitude Two Ways to Define the Location of a Place ABSOLUTE LOCATION Its location in terms of latitude and longitude

Combination of imaginary lines Grid dirg Combination of imaginary lines Coordinates roocsainted Intersection of imaginary lines GLOBE 3D model that can be subdivided with imaginary lines

Combination of imaginary lines or Grid Combination of imaginary lines or Coordinates Intersection of imaginary lines GLOBE 3D model that can be subdivided with imaginary lines

Divides the globe into northern and southern hemispheres rotaque Equator Horizontal line 0° latitude Divides the globe into northern and southern hemispheres LATITUDE Run horizontally around the globe Show how far north or south of the equator a location is

Divides the globe into northern and southern hemispheres Equator Horizontal line 0° latitude Divides the globe into northern and southern hemispheres LATITUDE Run horizontally around the globe Show how far north or south of the equator a location is

Passes through the town of Greenwich in England rimep minerdia Prime Meridian 0° longitude Passes through the town of Greenwich in England LONGITUDE Run vertically across the globe Show how far east or west a certain location is with reference to the prime meridian

tianremiidna Antimeridian 180° longitude LONGITUDE Run vertically across the globe Show how far east or west a certain location is with reference to the prime meridian