DO NOW – AUGUST ___, 2015USE THIS LIST TO COMPLETE YOUR MAPPLEASE USE A PENCIL (NOT A PEN)

• South America

• Asia

• Australia

• North America

• Africa

• Europe

• Antarctica

• Pacific Ocean• Atlantic Ocean• Arctic Ocean• Indian Ocean

CONTINENTS AND OCEANS OF THE WORLD

CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD

or…

Which way do I go?????

CARDINAL DIRECTIONS AND

INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS

• Talk to your elbow neighbor about some ways we use maps in our every day life.• Be ready to share.

EQ: HOW DO WE USE MAPS AS A TOOL IN OUR EVERYDAY LIFE?

NORTH

EAST

SOUTH

WEST

On page ___ in your composition book, write the word “North” as shown on the slide.

ON PAGE ____, WRITE THIS:

1. North, East, South, and West are the Cardinal Directions.

NORTH

EAST

SOUTH

WEST

NORTHEAST

SOUTHEASTSOUTHWEST

NORTHWEST

ON PAGE ____, WRITE THIS:

1. North, East, South, and West are the Cardinal Directions.

2. Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest are Intermediate Points.

SING ALONG WHENEVER YOU WANT!!

COORDINATE SYSTEM

On a sphere such as the Earth, we can pinpoint the location of any city or landmark using two values, the lines of latitude and lines of longitude.

LINES OF LATITUDE

• On the Earth there are two reference points.

• The Equator divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

LINES OF LONGITUDE

The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into the Western Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere.

Northwesternhemisphere

Northeasternhemisphere

Southwesternhemisphere

Southeastern hemisphere

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?a) Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the Northern

and Southern Hemispheres?

b) Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

c) are lines that mark location points above or below the equator.

d) are lines that mark location points east or west of the Prime Meridian.

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?a) Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the Northern

and Southern Hemispheres? Equatorb) Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the Eastern

and Western Hemispheres? Prime Meridianc) Lines of latitude are lines that mark location points above

or below the equator.

d) Lines of longitude are lines that mark location points east or west of the Prime Meridian.

EVERYONE – PLEASE STAND UP . . . YES, YOU!!

• Imagine your body as a globe• Your head is the North Pole • Your feet are the South Pole• Your waist is the Equator• Lines of Latitude (hands stretched outward)• Lines of Longitude (one hand up, one hand down)

WE ARE GOING TO PLAY A TYPE OF “SIMON SAYS”

SUMMARIZER