1. LOCATION LET’S LEARN TOGETHER THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ABSOLUTE LOCATION AND RELATIVE LOCATION LET’S LEARN TOGETHER THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ABSOLUTE LOCATION AND RELATIVE LOCATION

2. “WHERE IS IT?!” EVERY PLACE HAS BOTH AN ABSOLUTE AND A RELATIVE LOCATION!

3. ABSOLUTE LOCATION THIS IS THE EXACT SPOT WHERE A PLACE CAN BE FOUND. Often we use lines of latitude and longitude grid system. (38 N, 120 E) 202 Pintail Dr, Bowling Green KY South Central Kentucky

4. Relative location Tells where a place is compared with one or more other places. Kentucky is north of Tennessee. Bowling Green is west of Glasgow.

5. Each location is an example of what? Atlanta is northwest of Miami. Oklahoma is in the harvest belt. Egypt is in Africa. Africa is in the Eastern Hemisphere. Colorado is west of Missouri.

6. Your Assignment: Read pages GH4-GH5 and take notes on: Absolute location Lines of latitude Lines of longitude Hemispheres

7. Absolute Location

8. Lines of Latitude

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