#11/12 Latitude and Longitude

Multiple Choice

Latitude and Longitude help us to find...

• the Absolute Location

• the Relative Location

• a Street address

• Mrs. Wilkerson's mind

Multiple Choice

True or False: Google Maps uses latitude and longitude as part of its GPS system.

• True

• False

Categorize

Options (10)

Horizontal Lines

Vertical Lines

0° is the Equator

0° is the Prime Meridian

Numbers range from 0° to 90°N and 90°S.

Numbers range from 0° to 180°E and 180°W

Also called parallels

Also called meridians

Latitude and Longitude...What's the difference? Organize each description into its correct category.

Latitude

Longitude

Hotspot

Click on 20°N, 0°.

Hotspot

Click on 20°N, 20°E.

Hotspot

Click on 10°N, 30°E.

Labelling

Match the coordinates to their correct shape.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

10°S, 60°W

0°, 70°W

10°S, 75°W

Multiple Choice

What area of the globe receives direct sunlight all year?

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

Categorize

Options (6)

Warm all year

Cold all year

4 seasons

Michigan's climate zone

Farthest from the equator

Closest to the equator

Organize the descriptions into climate zones.

Tropical

Polar

Temperate

Labelling

Drag and drop the climate zone labels to their correct locations on the map.​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Temperate

Tropical

Polar

Polar

Temperate