Coordinate Vocabulary
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How do you...
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What do you call this set of numbers? (3,6)

Coordinates 

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Which number is the y-axis in the coordinate (7,5)? 

5

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What do each of these letters stand for?


N     E      S      W

N = North

E = East

S = South

W = West

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What do you call these - N, S, E, W?

Cardinal Directions

North

South

East 

West

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How do you graph (-3,5)

3 to the left and 5 up

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Which axis is the horizontal Axis?

X axis

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Which number is used on the x-axis in the coordinate (2,9)?

2

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Where is the Cow?

C7

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What hemisphere do we live in?

northern hemisphere

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How do you graph (-5,-3)

5 to the left and 3 down

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Which axis is the Vertical axis?

Y axis

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Which number is used on the y-axis in the coordinate (-6,8)?

8

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Where is the tractor?

M8

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What quadrants are to the left of the y-axis?

The II and III

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Which quadrant do you graph the point (4, -3)

In the IV quadrant.

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A flat surface usually with grid lines and axes is___


 A Coordinate plane


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What are the coordinates for point A

(4,2)

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What is located at L3?

house

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What are the coordinates if you move 6 units to the left?

The coordinates are (-6,0)

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My coordinates are (4, 5). If I translate left 3 and down 2, what are my NEW coordinates?

(1,3)

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What do you call the point where the x-axis and the y-axis begin?

The origin

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What are the coordinates for the X?



(5,6)

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What is directly to the south of the chicken?

red flower


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How many quadrants do we have in a coordinate plan?

We have four: I, II, III and IV

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My coordinates are (9, 6).  If translate up 4 and right 2, what are my NEW coordinates?

(11, 10)

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What is a flat surface with a grid, two axes intercepting, and 4 quadrants?

A coordinate plane.
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What are the coordinates for point C?

(0,4)

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Why do we use coordinates in a map?

To locate places, and points, or get directions from one point to another.

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What is represented by 

y=mx

The slope

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What quadrant does the coordinate (-8,3) belong in?

Second quadrant