Opener – August 17 Welcome! Welcome! For your opener today, Take out a piece of paper For your opener today, Take out a piece of paper Fold it in half.

Opener – August 17Opener – August 17 Welcome!Welcome! For your opener today, Take out a For your opener today, Take out a

piece of paperpiece of paper Fold it in half (hot dog style)Fold it in half (hot dog style) Number from 1-60Number from 1-60

AgendaAgenda

Warm upWarm up Name game Name game Geography Pre TestGeography Pre Test Latitude & Longitude NotesLatitude & Longitude Notes

Turn in syllabus and name cardTurn in syllabus and name card

NotesNotesQuestionsQuestions

1.1.

2.2.

3.3.

4.4.

5.5.

Important stuffImportant stuff These are where the “bulk” of the These are where the “bulk” of the

notes gonotes go Anything that is important and sounds Anything that is important and sounds

like it needs to be rememberedlike it needs to be remembered DO NOT DO NOT JUSTJUST COPY DOWN COPY DOWN

WHAT”S ON MY POWERPOINT WHAT”S ON MY POWERPOINT SLIDES!!! That is for lecture guidance SLIDES!!! That is for lecture guidance onlyonly

Summary: This is where you summarize the Summary: This is where you summarize the wholewhole days lecture. 2-3 sentences. days lecture. 2-3 sentences.

Dividing up the Earth…..Dividing up the Earth…..(it’s really big, we need to do (it’s really big, we need to do

something.)something.)

Essential QuestionEssential Question

How do geographers determine location on How do geographers determine location on a map or globe? a map or globe?

1. In what square are the Tigers located? A. A1 B. B2 C. C3 D. D1

2. What side of the zoo are the monkeys on? A. North B. South C. East D. West

Longitude and LatitudeLongitude and Latitude

LatitudeLatitude

measure the measure the distance north and distance north and south of the Equator south of the Equator in degrees.in degrees.

Latitude=FlatitudeLatitude=Flatitude

EquatorEquator

0 degrees latitude0 degrees latitude The line that other The line that other

latitude lines are latitude lines are measured againstmeasured against

LongitudeLongitude

measure distance measure distance east or west of east or west of the Prime the Prime MeridianMeridian

Prime MeridianPrime Meridian

0 degrees 0 degrees longitudelongitude

Time Zones: The sun hits the Earth at different times of the day because of the rotation of the Earth.http://www.timezonecheck.com/

Hemisphere Hemisphere

Hemi=HalfHemi=Half Southern Hemisphere:Southern Hemisphere:

ContinentsContinents

Bringing it all togetherBringing it all together Using the information given to you today, please Using the information given to you today, please

write a paragraph including at least write a paragraph including at least 77 of the of the terms below. Please underline or highlight the terms below. Please underline or highlight the key terms you have used.key terms you have used.

– ContinentsContinents - Hemisphere- Hemisphere– LongitudeLongitude - Latitude- Latitude– Equator Equator - Prime Meridian- Prime Meridian– International DatelineInternational Dateline - Parallels- Parallels– Climate ZoneClimate Zone - Time Zone- Time Zone– Grid SystemGrid System