Unit 2: Landforms and Mapping Skills
Lesson 1: Do you know your Landforms
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Peninsula River Canyon Volcano Lake Plateau |
Plains Hill Island Ocean Waterfall Valley |
Lesson 2: How many cities can you Locate?
Continents
Asia Africa Antarctica Australia Europe North America South America |
Countries
China South Africa USA Australia France Canada Brazil |
Provinces/State
Guangdong Transkei California Victoria Ile de France Manitoba Rio De Janeiro |
Cities
Guangzhou Mvezo Los Angeles Melbourne Paris Winnipeg Rio De Janeiro |
Lesson 3: Using grid Squares to find A location
Lesson 4: Using longitude and latitude coordinates
Latitude
On the world map, the lines that run east-west. It tells your north-south position. The latitude coordinates go from 90 degrees N, 90 degrees S. Ex. 47 degrees N. The lat |
Longitude
The lines on a world map that runs north to south. It tells your east-west position. The longitude coordinates go from 180 degrees E to 180 degrees W. Ex. 120 degrees W. |
Telling Coordinates
Looking at the map here, I can tell that the coordinates for Shanghai is about 30 degrees North, 120 degrees East. Note: We start with the latitude coordinate first (N or S). Then we go by the longitude coordinate (E or W). There is a comma in between the coordinates. Ex. 90 degrees S, 45 degrees E |
Do you know the coordinates for:
Keelung: Tokyo: Hong Kong: Seoul: |
Vocabulary
Latitude
On the world map, the lines that run east-west. It tells your north-south position. Maximum latitude is 90 degrees. Ex. 47 degrees N. |
Longitude
The lines on a world map that runs north to south. It tells your east-west position. Maximum longitude is 180 degrees. Ex. 120 degrees W. |
Grid
A group of lines on a map that helps you identify the location of places. |
Equator
At 0 degrees latitude. It is the line that runs east-west in the middle of the world map. |
Prime Meridian
It is 0 degrees longitude. It is the line that runs north - south in the middle of the world map. |
Coordinates
The latitude and longitude coordinates that tell where a place is on the world map. EX. 60 degrees south and 130 degrees east. |