Map+Coordinates

Handouts Vocabulary Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
 * [[file:daily geog (dragged) 4.pdf]]
 * Absolute Location
 * Coordinates
 * Equator
 * Geographic Grid
 * Lines of Latitude
 * Lines of Longitude
 * Prime Meridian
 * Relative Location
 * 1) What two names are given for the lines that run around the Earth in an east-west direction?
 * 2) What two names are given for the lines that run around the Earth from the north to the south?
 * 1) The map of Australia is shown on a geographic grid. What does that mean?
 * 2) Is it possible to find coordinates on the map of Australia? Why or why not?
 * 1) Which states of Australia have land area along the latitude line of 30 degrees S?
 * 2) Which state in Australia would include the coordinates 43 degrees S latitude, 148 degrees E longitude?
 * 1) What is the capital of the Northern Territory? Estimate its coordinates.
 * 2) What is the name of Australia's national capital? Estimate its coordinates.
 * 1) Which sea includes the coordinates 10 degrees S, 130 degrees E? Do the coordinates show the relative or absolute location of the sea?
 * 2) Why are all the lines of latitude labeled "S", and all the longitude lines labeled "E"?