•Objective:

•I can use spatial terms to distinguish where places are in

the world.

Directions for this activity!

1. Draw in the Prime Meridian & Equator (use a ruler)

2. Draw in the continents (7)

3. Label the continents.

4. Label the oceans (4)

5. Outline in black marker

6. Color

7. Time permitting fill in the major mountain ranges & seas.

My Goal: How do I see the world around me?

Why Should I Study Social Studies?

North America

Africa

South America

Asia

Australia

Europe

Antarctica

Atlantic Ocean

PacificOcean

Indian Ocean

ArcticOcean

Equator

Prim

e M

erid

ian

PDN: Is there a difference?

Where is it?Vs.

What is it?

Main Idea:

WHERE IS IT

LOCATED??

Is usually on a MAP.

Relative Location

• There are two different types of

location. The first of which is called

RELATIVE.

Relative Location(learning to highlight the minimum)

• Distance and location affect your life in many ways. If you live eight miles from school, you must wake up earlier each morning than someone who lives eight blocks away. If you live 2,500 miles from the nearest volcano, you will be much less concerned about its latest eruption than someone who lives in the valley below it.

• From the specific spot where you stand on the earth, you are different directions and distances from many other spots on the earth. Your location can, in fact, be compared to the location of any other spot on Earth. This is called relative location.

• Distance and relative location are important because we depend on people in other places for things we need.

Relative Location

• Relative location is when your

location can be compared to the

location of any other spot on Earth.

(In relation to Language Arts –

Prepositions or a compass rose)

Relative Location

Which direction is Australia from Asia?

Australia is southeast of Asia

Try It on your own!!!

1. Center

2. Canada

3. Mexico

4. SE

5. SW

6. E

7. NW

Relative Location• Partners:

• Europe

• Antarctica

Absolute Location

• There are two different types of

location. The second of which is called

ABSOLUTE.

Absolute LocationWhy was it originally needed?

• Ships of long ago had to keep track of their speed on long voyages because they had no other way to tell how far they had traveled. Ships often became lost. For example, a storm might blow them far away from where they wanted to go. What people needed was a way to tell exactly where they were on the earth’s surface—their absolute location. They also needed to be able to find their way to any other absolute location.

Absolute Location• The second type of location is known as

absolute location.

• Absolute location is where something is

located without referring to another

object.

Absolute Location

• What they needed was a grid system that covered the entire earth. You know that a grid is made up of two sets of lines that cross each other. A grid system that covered the whole earth would let anyone find any location on Earth. We have such a grid today. We call it latitude and longitude.

Try the Grid!

Practice using the grid in Figure 1-4. 1. Which is closer to the top of the

grid, cell A-1 or cell E-4? 2. Now draw a flower in cell C-2.3. Then draw a circle in cell A-4. 4. Finally, write your name in cell D-1.5. You should be able to draw a

straight line through all four cells on the grid that have something in them.

6. Wh

Longitude & Latitude

Absolute Location

• Latitude lines are drawn

and divide the Earth into the North and

South halves with the Equator (0 *) as

the dividing line.

N

S

Absolute Location

• Longitude lines are drawn

and divide the Earth into the East and West

halves with the Prime Meridian (0 *) as the

dividing line.

EW

One more for latitude & longitude

Absolute Location

30*N 15*W

45*S 45*E

30*S 60*W

15*N 30*E

30*N 60*W

45*N 45*E

60*S 60*W

60*N 30*W

30*S 15*E

60*S 75* E

Absolute Location:

World Latitude & Longitude

Activity