Geography Theme #1: Location

Every point on Earth has a specific ______.

• restaurant

• location

• student

_____ Location - the position of a place on the globe using the grid of latitude & longitude lines.

• absolute

• relative

• current

_____ Location - the location of a place compared to other places.

• absolute

• relative

• current

_____ measures distances north & south of the Equator.

HINT: up and down!

• latitude

• longitude

• attitude

_____ measures distances measures distances east & west of the Prime Meridian.

HINT: side to side!

• latitude

• longitude

• attitude

_____ tell the exact location of a place based on latitude & longitude lines.

• GPS

• my mind

• coordinates

Location is an important part of studying _____.

• geography

• mathematics

• art history