PPT-1 Latitude and Longitude

2 Grid System Lines of latitude and longitude cover the entire Earth allowing us to find any location The cardinal directions are North South East and West Lines of Latitude run East to West. surface . 表面. [. biǎomiàn. ] . . (mountains, oceans. 海洋. [. hǎiyáng. ] . , rivers. 河. [. hé. ] . , countries. 国家. guójiā. , people and . atmosphere. 大气层. . dàqìcéng. .. Geography. And Hemispheres. Madison. 2. nd. . Period. Extra credit. The meaning of . hemisphere . is divided into two steps.. Hemi means half. Sphere means circle. Other information: Each Hemisphere shows ½ of the Earth at a time.. CIV 101-03. April 15, 2015. The Rise of the Modern Sovereign State. Eventually, we get Europe out of this mess.. For the time being, they just fight with each other, often.. Economic Expansion and . Social Developments. Caitlin Roberts. History of Navigation, Geography, and the Longitude Problem. John Dee- “The art of Navigation demonstrates how, by the shortest good way, by the . aptest. direction, and in the shortest time, a sufficient ship between any two places assigned, may be conducted, and in all storms and natural disturbances chancing, how to use the best possible means, whereby to recover the place first assigned.”. Latitude. Distance measure in degrees- from 0. o. to 90. o. North or South of the equator. Equator- . primary reference point. Lines . are called parallels- form complete circles around the earth; are parallel to the . I. Purpose of Nautical Charts. Nautical charts are different from maps in that they specifically depict . water areas. , while maps concentrate on . land area. , roads, landmarks, etc. .. . Land . areas and features on charts are sketchy and are noted only for their . Section 1.2. Maps and Globes. A map is a flat model of the surface of the Earth. It is the “Bird’s eye view” of an area. Show natural AND human-made features. A globe represents Earth as if you were looking at it from Outer Space. Do Now. : Why do you think we call the equator the equator?. HW: Latitude/Longitude practice . ws. . . 4 Hemispheres. The equator splits apart the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. The Prime Meridian and International Date Line split the Eastern and Western. Geodetic . Datums. Define the shape and size of the earth. . Reference points on a coordinate system used to map the earth. . . There are hundreds of . datums. currently in use; all are either vertical or horizontal in orientation. . Image: http. ://cliparts.co/clipart/2504918. Determining Latitude. 40°.  . Image: http. ://cliparts.co/clipart/2504918. Determining Latitude. 0. ° . Image: http. ://cliparts.co/clipart/2504918. Determining Latitude. . 3. Copy the following definitions:. Geography. - the study of the Earth, people, places and environments.. Map Legend- . gives symbols to represent places on a map. Map Scale- . compares distance on a map to actual distance on the Earth.. Chapter 6. Views of Earth. Latitude. The equator is an imaginary line that circles the Earth halfway between the north and south poles. It separates the Earth into two equal halves – the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere.. Taking the bite out of map reading The World of Geography! Our World Geography is the study of Earth’s Physical Properties An important tool used to study geography is a Map! A Globe is helpful and informative too How do you know whether it is or isn’t?. Who made the first map? Or globe?. What do maps show us? . Earth’s surface, political borders, population, geography, . ect. . . Geography. Latitude and Longitude.