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Map Coordinates
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Most people describe a location by using relative location.
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To find the exact location of a place, use absolute location.
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Always read the latitude first and then the longitude when giving the coordinates of a place.
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Vocabulary Words
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Relative location– description of a place using the relation of one place to another
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Absolute location – description of a place using grid coordinates (latitude and longitude)
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Geographic grid– the intersecting pattern formed by the lines of latitude and longitude
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coordinates – the latitude and longitude address of a place on a map
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lines of latitude (parallels) - imaginary lines on Earth that run parallel to the equator. {horizontal}
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equator – an imaginary line that runs around the center Earth.
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Lines of longitude (meridians) - imaginary lines on Earth that run between the North and South Poles. {vertical}
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Prime Meridian – an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole of Earth at 0° longitude
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Answers
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1. Parallels or lines of latitude
MONDAY 1. Parallels or lines of latitude 2. Meridians or lines of longitude
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TUESDAY 1. There is an intersecting pattern formed by the lines of latitude and longitude 2. yes; the map shows a geographic grid of the lines of latitude and longitude
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1. New South Wales, South Australia, and Western Australia
WEDNESDAY 1. New South Wales, South Australia, and Western Australia 2. Tasmania
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1. Darwin; about 12°S latitude, 131°E longitude
THURSDAY 1. Darwin; about 12°S latitude, 131°E longitude 2. Canberra; about 36° latitude, 149° longitude
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1. East Antarctica; by counting the number of grid squares
FRIDAY 1. East Antarctica; by counting the number of grid squares 2. Weddell Sea; B1
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