Climbing the "LATTER"
Spell it!
Latitude
What's the acronym used to recall the 5 themes of Geography
MRHELP
Spell it!
longitude
What does a GPS do?
gives us an 'exact' location
We call a location relative, cuz someone in our family lives there. T or F?
false
Which direction does the equator run?
East & West / Sideways
What is the equator?
the imaginary zero degree line that divides the earth into north and south spheres
Which direction does the Prime Meridan run?
north - south
North of the park, and next to McDonald's is an example of absolute location. True or False?
False
Can we use relative location to effectively find a location
of course / yes!
Latitude lines circle the globe in a __________ direction.
east-west / west-east
What do we call "half of a sphere?"
hemisphere
What is the name of the line that cuts the globe in half (the 'zero' line) North & South?
prime meridian
What was the specific word Mr Sauer said to associate with absolute location?
exact / exactly
Give me definition of 'relative location"
a location or position, in RELATION to something else, or another place
If you're standing on the equator, what degree of Latitude is your location?
zero / 0
This zero degree line divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres
prime meridian
If I'm standing on 10o east, which half of the globe am I on?
east / or "left"
what does GPS stand for?
global positioning system
i give you my address: 4013 S Maple Ave.
What can you say about where I live to make my house a relative location, instead?
answers vary / use "in relation" statements