1. Latitude and Longitude

2. Words to Know International Dateline Degree Minutes Seconds Pole
Latitude
Longitude
Prime Meridian
Equator
Hemisphere
International Dateline
Degree
Minutes
Seconds
Pole

3. Interactive Notebook Question
3-2-1
Give 3 reasons why we need to know exact locations on the planet earth?
Provide 2 occupations would require the use of Longitude and Latitude?
1 Reason why Longitude and Latitude is difficult.
Brain Pop

4. In this activity you will:
Learn about the elements of a map: latitude, longitude, the hemispheres, directions, time zone, scale, and map legends.
Write a paragraph describing the parts of a map. Tell the function of each part in reading a map.

6. Video Time! Sit back and watch this video from GPB and United Streaming explaining Longitude and Latitude.

7. Latitude and Longitude
The earth is divided into lots of lines called latitude and longitude.

8. Latitude lines run east/west but they measure north or south of the equator (0°) splitting the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.

9. Latitude North Pole South Pole
Lines of latitude are numbered from 0° at the equator to 90° N.L. at the North Pole. 90 80 [ 70 60 50 40 30 20 ]
Lines of latitude are numbered from 0° at the equator to 90° S.L. at the South Pole. 10 10 20 30
TEKS: Social Studies –
6.22 (A), Using social studies terminology correctly
7.22 (A), 8.31 (A) 40 50 60 70 80 90

10. Latitude The North Pole is at 90° N The South Pole is at 90° S
The equator is at 0° latitude. It is neither north nor south. It is at the center between north and south.
40° N is the 40° line of latitude north of the equator. 40° S is the 40° line of latitude south of the equator.
TEKS: Social Studies –
6.22 (A), Using social studies terminology correctly
7.22 (A), 8.31 (A)

11. Latitude
Equator
Measured in
Degrees
Minutes
Seconds

12. Interactive Notebook Question
What is the magical line of Latitude?
What is the largest number for a line of Latitude?

13. Longitude Lines of longitude begin at the Prime Meridian.
60° E is the 60° line of longitude east of the Prime Meridian.
60° W is the
60° line of
longitude west
of the Prime
Meridian.
The Prime Meridian is located at 0°. It is neither east or west W E
TEKS: Social Studies –
6.22 (A), Using social studies terminology correctly
7.22 (A), 8.31 (A)

14. Longitude
180° N
North Pole W E
West Longitude
East Longitude
PRIME MERIDIAN S
Lines of longitude are numbered east from the Prime Meridian to the 180° line and west from the Prime Meridian to the 180° line.
TEKS: Social Studies –
6.22 (A), Using social studies terminology correctly
7.22 (A), 8.31 (A)

15. Interactive Notebook Question
1’s ask the question:
What is the magical line of Longitude?
2’s ask the question:
What is the largest number for a line of Longitude?

16. Prime Meridian The Prime Meridian (0°) and the 180° line split the earth into the Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere. Prime Meridian
Western Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Places located east of the Prime Meridian have an east longitude (E) address. Places located west of the Prime Meridian have a west longitude (W) address.
TEKS: Social Studies –
6.22 (A), Using social studies terminology correctly
7.22 (A), 8.31 (A)

17. Longitude
Latitude
Prime Meridian
Equator

18. By combining latitude and longitude, any location can be pinpointed

20. North/South Hemisphere
Longitude
Latitude
Prime Meridian
Equator
North/South Hemisphere
East/West Hemisphere

21. Application N
W S North America is in the Northern Hemisphere because it is north of the Equator. North America is in the Western Hemisphere because it is west of the Prime Meridian.
TEKS: Social Studies –
6.3 (B), Posing and answering questions about geographic distributions and patterns
6.22 (A), Using social studies terminology correctly
7.22 (A), 8.31 (A)

22. INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE 180°
Line of Longitude that SEPARATES 2 CALENDAR DAYS.
Left side– gain a day (Monday)
Right side– lose a day (Sunday)
If you took a cruise on a ship, circumventing, or traveling around the entire planet, you would experience firsthand a phenomena that would help you understand the importance of an international dateline. An explorer by the name of Ferdinand Magellan did just that in the year Magellan along with 241 men set out to travel around the entire Earth. These men kept very careful records as they traveled. Yet, when they returned, they found that their calendars were off by one day with the calendars of everyone in their home countries. What happened? How did these men loose an entire day? The day was not lost all at once. It was lost little by little, as the traveled around the Earth. If you stay in one place, a day lasts 24 hours. However, if you travel the opposite direction of the rotation of the Earth, your day will be slightly longer than 24 hours, because you are traveling ahead of the setting sun. If you travel with the rotation of the Earth, your day will be slightly shorter than 24 hours, because you are traveling into the sunset.
At any one moment there are actually two days on the Earth at the same time. A new day begins at mid-night on the International Dateline. It travels around the Earth, until 48 hours later it ends back at the International dateline. If you were to travel across the International Dateline, the date would change either forward, or backward. This line actually lies in the middle of a time zone. This means that the hour on the clock would not change, as you crossed over, just the date.

23. Interactive Notebook Question
1’s and 2’s:
If it is Sunday in Hawaii, what day is it in Japan?

25. A location’s coordinates (____° N or S, ____ ° E or W)

26. Degrees, Minutes, Seconds
In a full circle there are 360 degrees.
Each degree is split up into 60 parts, each part being 1/60 of a degree.  These parts are called minutes.
Each minute is split up into 60 parts, each part being 1/60 of a minute. These parts are called seconds.

27. Fractions of a Degree Interactive Notebook Question (left side)
1 degree = 60 minutes or 1 minute is 1/60th of a degree
Use minutes if location is not directly on the latitude/longitude line
Written Degree/minute = XX° xx’ compass direction
Interactive Notebook Question (left side)
Find the Longitude and Latitude of…
A, D, K
30’ is half-way between degrees

28. North/South Hemisphere
Longitude
Latitude
Prime Meridian
Equator
North/South Hemisphere
East/West Hemisphere
Measured in
Degrees
Minutes
Seconds

29. LONGITUDE AND TIME The world rotates (spins) 360° in 24 hours.
360° / 24 hours = 15° per hour
The world has 24 time zones, each l5° apart.
THERE IS A 1 HOUR TIME DIFFERENCE FOR EVERY 15° OF LONGITUDE

30. Greenwich, England is the logical starting point for time zones
The world rotates west to east (counterclockwise), time zones to the east are ahead of the those time zones to the west

31. East Increase – West Less (1 hr per l5°)
If its 9 p.m. at Position D, what time is it at position C? Position B?
If it is 1 p.m. at Position X, at which location is the time 5 p.m.

32. Earth rotates west to east Solar time is based on the position of the sun NIGHT IS FALLING ON EARTH
Look at the East Coast of the United States. The lights are already lit.
California the sun is still visible.

33. This picture shows AMERICAN CITIES at night.

34. It’s still daylight in California
Saguenay
Sept-Iles
Thunder Bay
Toronto
St.John
Ottawa
It’s still daylight in California
Québec
Montréal
Those light are Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington.
Detroit
Dallas
Atlanta
Puerto Rico
Houston
Miami
Mexico City
Havana
Port-au-Prince

35. NIGHT IS FALLING ON EARTH.
Look at Paris and Barcelona, the lights are already lit, meanwhile in London, Lisbon and Madrid the sun is still visible.
Looking south, we can see the islands in the middle of the ocean.
We have a perfect view of the British Islands, Iceland and Canada.

36. Iceland
England
Atlantic
Ocean
France
Spain
Italy
AFRICA

37. Compass
A compass is a tool that helps the user know what direction one is headed.
On a map, a compass or a compass rose helps the user locate these directions.

38. Source: http://aerocompass.larc.nasa.gov
Compass Rose
The needle on a compass is magnetized to point to the earth's north magnetic pole. Thus with a compass, a person can roughly tell which direction they are headed.
There are four major or cardinal directions on a compass- north, south, east & west. In between are the directions northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest.
Direction Quiz
Source:

39. Directions The cardinal directions are north, south, east, and west.
The intermediate directions are northeast, southeast, southwest and northwest.
They help describe the location of places in relation to other places.

40. Scale
Maps are made to scale; that is, there is a direct connection between a unit of measurement on the map and the actual distance.
For example, each inch on the map represents one mile on Earth. So, a map of a town would show a mile-long strip of fast food joints and auto dealers in one inch.

41. Scale

42. Time Zones
The Earth is divided into 24 time zones, corresponding to 24 hours in a day.
As the earth rotates, the sun shines in different areas, moving from east to west during the course of a day.
Places that have the same longitude will be in the same time zone.

44. Map Legends Religions Legend
The legend is the key to unlocking the secrets of a map. Objects or colors in the legend represent something on the map.
Religions Legend

45. Freehand Map of the Middle East
This is a LONG term project.
Do not expect to finish is one or two days.
May take an entire week to complete.
Longitude and Latitude
Due to the nature of the grid we are using for the project, you will NOT be able to trace the map.
You will need to use Longitude and Latitude correctly in order to place the countries in the right location.
IF your coordinates are correct, you CANNOT be wrong!