1. Geography
Objectives/SWBAT: I will know how to locate places on a map, by being able to
differentiate between geographical locations on earth.
I will use longitude and latitude lines to locate continents and bodies of water on a
map.
Unit 1

2. Vocabulary to look out for
Word
Definition
Sentence
Picture
Continent
Prime Meridian
Equator
Longitude
Latitude
Coordinates
Hemisphere

3. My Geography Rings Ring 1: City Ring 2: State/ Providence
Write the word city
The name of your local city
Ring 2: State/ Providence
Write the word State
The name of your local state
City
State

4. Ring 3: Country
-Write the word Country
-The name of your local Country
Ring 4: Continent
-Write the word Continent
-The name of your local Continent
-The name of 6 other continents
Country
Continent

5. Continent= Water 7 Continents 6 Bodies of water
raphy/continentsoftheworld/
6 Bodies of water
5 Oceans, 1 Sea
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Artic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Oceans, Seas, Lakes and Rivers are all bodies of water, there are 6 that we need to know for sure. Throughout history people have settled near them. People need water to survive, but they also need water to farm. For that reason many civilizations we will study began because of water. However, bodies of water can be important in many other ways; such as transportation and trade, but if the water is too large to travel on they can act like barriers or blockades, and for a very long time the Atlantic ocean was used more as a barrier than for travel. It kept Europe from N & S America.
 Layer 2- Bodies of Water
-Cut out map #3 and glue it onto layer 2.
-Label the 5 major oceans of the world and the Mediterranean Sea.
-Color the Oceans blue and the Seas Green
Pacific Ocean (2 places) -Atlantic Ocean -Indian Ocean -Southern Ocean
-Artic Ocean -Mediterranean Sea

6. Hemisphere… Draw a line over the Equator with a Red color.
-Draw a line over the Prime Meridian with an Orange color.
-The earth is divided into hemispheres, which means half of a globe.
-Equator circles the world from East to West, and divides the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres.
-Prime Meridian circles the earth from North to South and divides the earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

7. What to look for on a Map…
Latitude
Longitude
Coordinates
North, East, South, West “Never Eat Shredded Wheat”
Brain Pop:
raphy/latitudeandlongitude/
-Geographers use Longitude and Latitude to find exact locations of objects or places on the surface of Earth. Both are measured in degrees and minutes. (we measure in time, thanks to ancient greek geographer, Ptolemy who designed a grid like system of known places to help those at sea navigate better)
Layer 3- Lines on a Map
--Label the lines running North to South as Longitude in a Blue color.
-Label the lines running East to West as Latitude in a Green color.
Create a Legend Box and label the following

8. Let’s find some continents…
First Try/modeling: 40 degrees N, 20 degrees E is found on what continent?
Choose volunteer: What continent is found below 20degrees S and in between 40degrees and 80 degrees W?

9. You Try…Groups of 3
On a note card, in groups of three, find the three coordinate locations. Along with answering the final question. The first group to find the three locations earns prize from goody bag.
Name the locations listed from the coordinates given:
1. 40S, 60W
2. 20N, 20E
3. 60S, 120E (name continent and ocean)
Everyone’s name should be on one note card. Each person should answer one question, everyone answers the last question to come up with one answer. Example of collaboration.

10. Individual Practice…page8
Try these out on your own, name the locations of these coordinates:
45°S, 150°E
90°N, 60°E
30°S, 60°W
40°N, 35°E
30°S, 120°W

11. Parts of a Map… Title Key/Legend Scale Compass Rose Cities ()
Capitals (✪)
Boundary Lines
What does the title tell us about the map? What type of map are we looking at.
What does the Key/Legend tell us about a map? A reference section to see what is labeled what.
What does the scale tell us? Distance on a map in relation to on earth/
Why is there always a compass on a map? To tell you where the directions are positioned.
Why do cities have a solid dot and capitals have a star? To show difference in size based off of its geographical location.
Boundary lines tell us what? territory

13. Geography Challenge… Exit Ticket
1. We have continents. 2. The names of the continents are: . 3. The largest continent is . 4. The coldest continent is . 5. China is on the continent of . 6. The continent of is south of Mexico.

14. Geography Challenge… 8. A book of maps is called an .
10. There are major oceans in the worlds.
11. The names of the major oceans are:
12. The United States touches the Ocean on the west and the Ocean on the east.
13. Canada is on the continent of .
14. The continent that is a large island and also a country is .
15. The latitude line that divides the Earth into north and south halves is .