LOCATION

LET’S LEARN TOGETHER THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

ABSOLUTE LOCATIONAND

RELATIVE LOCATION

“WHERE IS IT?!”• EVERY PLACE HAS BOTH AN

ABSOLUTE AND A RELATIVE LOCATION!

ABSOLUTE LOCATION• THIS IS THE EXACT SPOT

WHERE A PLACE CAN BE FOUND.

• Often we use lines of latitude and longitude grid system.

• (38 N, 120 E)• 202 Pintail Dr, Bowling Green KY• South Central Kentucky

Relative location• Tells where a place is compared

with one or more other places.

• Kentucky is north of Tennessee.• Bowling Green is west of Glasgow.

Each location is an example of what?

• Atlanta is northwest of Miami. • Oklahoma is in the harvest belt.• Egypt is in Africa.• Africa is in the Eastern

Hemisphere.• Colorado is west of Missouri.

Your Assignment:

• Read pages GH4-GH5 and take notes on:• Absolute location• Lines of latitude• Lines of longitude• Hemispheres

Absolute Location

Lines of Latitude

Lines of Longitude Definition

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Hemispheres Definition

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