Locating Positions on Earth-P1

Locating Positions on Earth​

By Restie Carullo

-in order to model Earth's surface

​​Map

​​Globe

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​How does one locate places on Earth?

-in order to model the entire planet and it's shape

​Lab 1-Locating Positions on Earth

*geographic coordinate system​

Chapter 11: Mapping the Earth

Understanding Maps

Map Views (Profile View and Map View)

Map Legend

Map Scale​

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Multiple Choice

It is drawn as if you were looking down on an area from above Earth's surface. This is also how most maps are drawn.

• Map View

• Profile View

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is/are an example/s of Profile View?

• all of the choices

is like a side view of the house

​Profile View

can also be referred to as plan view

Map View

Understanding Maps

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​Map views and profile views will be used to describe topographic maps and geologic maps. Profile views will be used when you study the cross sections, or models of the inner structures of Earth.

is the relationship between a distance on the map and the actual distance on the ground

​Map Scale

specific symbols to represent certain features on Earth's surface

Map Legends

Understanding Maps

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These two features are important in understanding the map.

Multiple Choice

What feature is needed in deciding how big/small the map will be?

• Map Legends

• Map Scales

Chapter 11: Mapping the Earth

Reading Maps

Longitude

Latitude​

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​Lab 1-Locating Positions on Earth

*geographic coordinate system​

Multiple Choice

Any location on Earth can be described by the intersection of the closest line of latitude and the closest line of longitude.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which parallel divides Earth into two hemispheres (northern and southern)?

• Antarctic Circle

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

• none of the options

Multiple Choice

With the equator as starting point (0° latitude), what is the latitude of the North Pole?

• 0° latitude

• 60° S

• 90° N

• none of the options

Multiple Choice

What is the latitude of the South Pole?

• 0° latitude

• 60° S

• 90° N

• none of the options

​Latitude

The equator is a circle halfway between the North and South Poles. It divides Earth into two hemispheres, or halves—the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. Lines of latitude, or parallels, are imaginary lines on Earth’s surface that are parallel to the equator.

​Latitude and Climate

What's the relationship between latitude and climate?

​Latitude and Climate

What's the relationship between latitude and climate?

​Remember that the latitude of an area is its distance north or south of the equator. In general, the temperature of an area depends on its latitude. Latitudes closer to the poles tend to have colder climates. Latitude affects temperature because latitude determines how much direct solar energy an area gets.

​Latitude and Climate

What's the relationship between latitude and climate?