•Objective:
•I can use spatial terms to distinguish where places are in
the world.
Directions for this activity!
1. Draw in the Prime Meridian & Equator (use a ruler)
2. Draw in the continents (7)
3. Label the continents.
4. Label the oceans (4)
5. Outline in black marker
6. Color
7. Time permitting fill in the major mountain ranges & seas.
My Goal: How do I see the world around me?
Why Should I Study Social Studies?
North America
Africa
South America
Asia
Australia
Europe
Antarctica
Atlantic Ocean
PacificOcean
Indian Ocean
ArcticOcean
Equator
Prim
e M
erid
ian
PDN: Is there a difference?
Where is it?Vs.
What is it?
Main Idea:
WHERE IS IT
LOCATED??
Is usually on a MAP.
Relative Location
• There are two different types of
location. The first of which is called
RELATIVE.
Relative Location(learning to highlight the minimum)
• Distance and location affect your life in many ways. If you live eight miles from school, you must wake up earlier each morning than someone who lives eight blocks away. If you live 2,500 miles from the nearest volcano, you will be much less concerned about its latest eruption than someone who lives in the valley below it.
• From the specific spot where you stand on the earth, you are different directions and distances from many other spots on the earth. Your location can, in fact, be compared to the location of any other spot on Earth. This is called relative location.
• Distance and relative location are important because we depend on people in other places for things we need.
Relative Location
• Relative location is when your
location can be compared to the
location of any other spot on Earth.
(In relation to Language Arts –
Prepositions or a compass rose)
Relative Location
Which direction is Australia from Asia?
Australia is southeast of Asia
Try It on your own!!!
1. Center
2. Canada
3. Mexico
4. SE
5. SW
6. E
7. NW
Relative Location• Partners:
• Europe
• Antarctica
Absolute Location
• There are two different types of
location. The second of which is called
ABSOLUTE.
Absolute LocationWhy was it originally needed?
• Ships of long ago had to keep track of their speed on long voyages because they had no other way to tell how far they had traveled. Ships often became lost. For example, a storm might blow them far away from where they wanted to go. What people needed was a way to tell exactly where they were on the earth’s surface—their absolute location. They also needed to be able to find their way to any other absolute location.
Absolute Location• The second type of location is known as
absolute location.
• Absolute location is where something is
located without referring to another
object.
Absolute Location
• What they needed was a grid system that covered the entire earth. You know that a grid is made up of two sets of lines that cross each other. A grid system that covered the whole earth would let anyone find any location on Earth. We have such a grid today. We call it latitude and longitude.
Try the Grid!
Practice using the grid in Figure 1-4. 1. Which is closer to the top of the
grid, cell A-1 or cell E-4? 2. Now draw a flower in cell C-2.3. Then draw a circle in cell A-4. 4. Finally, write your name in cell D-1.5. You should be able to draw a
straight line through all four cells on the grid that have something in them.
6. Wh
Longitude & Latitude
Absolute Location
• Latitude lines are drawn
and divide the Earth into the North and
South halves with the Equator (0 *) as
the dividing line.
N
S
Absolute Location
• Longitude lines are drawn
and divide the Earth into the East and West
halves with the Prime Meridian (0 *) as the
dividing line.
EW
One more for latitude & longitude
Absolute Location
30*N 15*W
45*S 45*E
30*S 60*W
15*N 30*E
30*N 60*W
45*N 45*E
60*S 60*W
60*N 30*W
30*S 15*E
60*S 75* E
Absolute Location:
World Latitude & Longitude
Activity