1. My Place in Space

2. Essential Question???
What is the relative location of Georgia in terms of hemisphere, continent, nation, region, and global position?

3. Relative Location vs. Absolute Location

4. Relative Location
Describes where a place is compared with other places.
Examples:
Brunswick is south of Savannah.
Needwood Middle School is beside C. B. Greer Elementary School
Georgia is in the southeastern region of the United States.

5. Absolute Location Identifies a precise position on Earth’s surface
Examples:
Latitude and Longitude
669 Harry Driggers Boulevard
Brunswick, GA

6. Milky way Galaxy

7. Earth

8. Northern & Southern Hemispheres

9. Eastern & Western Hemispheres

10. In which hemispheres is North America located?

11. EQ:
Where is Georgia in relation to hemisphere, continent, nation, and region?
Hemispheres : Northwestern
Continent :
Nation :
Region :
GPS:

12. Continents of the World

13. Continents of the World

14. EQ:
Where is Georgia in relation to hemisphere, continent, nation, and region?
Hemispheres : Northwestern
Continent : North America
Nation :
Region :
GPS:

15. United States of America
Nation
United States of America

16. EQ:
Where is Georgia in relation to hemisphere, continent, nation, and region?
Hemispheres : Northwestern
Continent : North America
Nation : United States of America
Region :
GPS:

17. Regions of the US

18. Southeast Region of the US

19. EQ:
Where is Georgia in relation to hemisphere, continent, nation, and region?
Hemispheres : Northwestern
Continent : North America
Nation : United States of America
Region : southeastern
GPS:

20. Longitude and Latitude of Georgia

21. Location of Georgia
35º00’2”
80º50’26”
85º36’18”
30º21’26”

22. EQ:
Where is Georgia in relation to hemisphere, continent, nation, and region?
Hemispheres : Northwestern
Continent : North America
Nation : United States of America
Region : southeastern
GPS: 33º, 83º

23. Georgia

24. Glynn

25. EQ:
Where is Georgia in relation to hemisphere, continent, nation, and region?
Hemispheres :
Continent :
Nation :
Region :
GPS:

26. Hemispheres : Northern; Western
Continent : North America
Nation : United States of America
Region : Southeast
GPS: 33º, 83º

27. 31º16’ W, 81º27’N These numbers are an address.
Please volunteer to ‘read’ this address.
Where do think this address is located?

28. 31º16’ W (lat.) º27’N (long.)
Where?