Students,
Today we finally began talking about world geography! Highlights include:
Absolute location - the exact location of an object (latitude and longitude, or home address)
Relative location - the approximate location of an object (next to, near this)
Latitude lines - the invisible lines on a globe that are FLAT (flatitudes) running east west. They help us form a grid on the globe to locate objects. In conjunction with Longitude lines they form the grid that helps us establish absolute locations on the globe.
Longitude Lines - These lines run North to South, are all the same length and connect at the North and South poles. In conjunction with Latitude lines they form the grid that helps us establish absolute locations on the globe.
In addition to the Key vocabulary terms we discussed the TODALS which we use when we talk about maps.
T - Title
O - Orientation
D - Date
A - Author
L - Legend
S - Scale
This is the information that I will be keeping a keen eye out for when we do maps in my classroom.
Homework:
1st and 8th - none
3rd, 5th, 6th, and 7th - please get your AP contracts turned in!
Daily work: linked is an Imgur.com album with both the power point and the notes handout.
http://imgur.com/a/LzLJP#0
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