Lesson Five- What are all those lines on the world map?

Aims:

An understanding of what lines of latitude and longitude areKnowledge of the location and impacts of the equator and prime meridian

Starter (answer on worksheet)

     In your opinion what is a map?      Why do we use maps?

Now look in mapzone click on homework help then mapability. Now click on starting mapping 

http://www.mapzone.co.uk/ 

Is there anything you can add to your answers above?

Longitude and Latitude

Now we’ve identified what a map is, let us learn about longitude and latitude.

  

The globe has been covered in a grid, which makes finding places a lot easier. The lines go all the way around from left to right and from top to bottom.

Latitude and Longitude

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Latitude and Longitude….

Latitude linesrun across the mapmeasured in degreesnorth and southof the Equatorthey are paralleldecrease in length towards the Poles

Longitude linesrun up and down the mapmeasured in degreeseast and west of the Greenwich Meridianthey converge at the Polesthey are all the same length

Important Lines of Latitude and Longitude

Equator

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

Arctic Circle

Antarctic Circle

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23½º

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23½º

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South

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Sun overhead 21 June

Sun overhead 21 December

Time goes ahead

Time goes behind

Sun does not rise on 21 Dec

Sun does not rise on 21 June

Main Activity 1 – Questions (answer on worksheet)

Lines that go around the world are called?

   

Lines that go from top to bottom are called ?

Look at the following world map and fill in the equator and prime meridian (on

worksheet):

Questions (answer on worksheet)

The Equator is the O degree line of latitude. What changes as you go North or South of it?The prime meridian is the O degree line of longitude. What changes as you run East or West of it?

Questions

Lines of latitude and longitude are measured in_________ 

  Latitude lines are measured from ____ to ____, North and _______of the __________

  Lines of longitude are measured from _____ to ______ East or West of the ___________.

 

The following web page will help you answer the following:

www.nmm.ac.uk/site/navId/ 00500300l005001002

Plenary

What are three main points you have learnt from today’s lesson?

Homework:

Where are the tropics and why are they hot?

Extension - Have a go at the following to check your

understanding:Use the Internet to find out where the countries are, and the World maps above to help you with your Latitude and Longitude bearings.

Countries Latitude Longitude

 Australia

 

  

 

 New Zealand

 

  

 

 India

   

  

 Canada

   

 

 North America

   

 

 Peru

   

 

 Kenya

   

 

 China

   

 

 Japan