1. Key (Legend)
The section of a map that explains the symbols and colors on the map.
Mountains – Lake –

2. Compass Rose
A diagram of a compass showing cardinal and intermediate directions

3. Cardinal Directions
The directions north, south, east, and west. Describes a Relative Location W E S

4. Intermediate Directions
The directions northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast. Describes a Relative Location NW NE SW SE

5. Latitude and Longitude
Absolute (exact) Location
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Latitude and Longitude

6. First: Divide the Earth in Half
Latitude and Longitude: A Grid System
Latitude lines are imaginary lines on the earth's surface.
Longitude lines are imaginary lines on the earth's surface that run from pole to pole around the globe
First: Divide the Earth in Half

7. Hemisphere = A half of the Earth.N S W E

8. Latitude
Runs east and west around the globe and tell you your distance north or south of the Equator measured in degrees
Think of latitude like the rungs of a ladder (ladder sounds a lot like latitude). Latitude lines run east and west, but they tell how far up (north) you can go or how far down (south) you can go. Shows an Absolute Location
Parallel is another name for a line of latitude.
Is this a good synonym? Why?
Red words on vocabulary chart

9. Major Lines of Latitude
66°N Arctic Circle
23°N Tropic of Cancer
0° Equator
23°S Tropic of Capricorn
66°S Antarctic Circle

10. Measure your distance east or west from the Prime Meridian.
Longitude
Measure your distance east or west from the Prime Meridian.
Red Words = NOTES
When you think of longitude, think of long, tall telephone poles (because longitude lines run from pole to pole).
Longitude lines run north and south, but they tell how far east you can go or how far west you can go. Shows an Absolute Location.
Meridian is another name fore a line of longitude.

11. Major Line of
Longitude
0° Prime Meridian

12. 66°N Arctic Circle
23°N Tropic of Cancer
0° Equator
0° Prime Meridian
23°S Tropic of Capricorn
66°S Antarctic Circle

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14. ALWAYS Read Latitude 1st and Longitude 2nd

15. Which letter is located at 50 degrees north and 120 degrees east?
An airplane crashes at 40 degrees north and 60 degrees east.
What letter would you travel to to hunt for survivors?
What continent would you be on at 10 degrees south and 70 degrees west?

16. Use your Atlas pp. 8-9 to find the cities located at:
60° N / 150° W
23 ° N / 90 ° E
30 ° N / 30 ° E
22 ° S / 43 ° W
35 ° S / 60 ° W
44 ° N / 91 ° W
Anchorage, Alaska
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Cairo, Egypt
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
44° 48' 41" N / 91° 29' 53" W

17. Latitude and Longitude Resources
Latitude & Longitude Activity
A Printable Latitude & Longitude Map of the World
Latitude & Longitude Map Making
Latitude and Longitude Quiz