Locating Places The Earth has many
interesting and
of the Earth wonderful places that
you can visit. From the
deep blue sprawling
oceans to the vast and
green fields and lush
forests, you can get
lost while wandering
this amazing place.
What would you do if
you get lost?
Directions: Fill the given boxes with letters to
form a word that is being described by each
statement below. Write your answers on your
activity notebook
1. The horizontal line the divides the
earth into northern and southern part.
2. It is called as the great circle on the
globe.
3. It is the unit used in measuring the
latitude of the globe.
4. It is a three-dimensional
representation of the Earth.
Study the images on the right that
describes the latitude lines in the
globe to answer the questions below.
Questions to Ponder:
1. How will you define equator in your
own words?
2. What are the two poles of the globe?
3. Differentiate Northern and Southern
hemisphere in your own words.
4. Are these lines of latitude imaginary
or not?
5. Are the lines of latitude parallel to the
equator and to each other or not?
6. Does it form circles at the
poles?
7. Do the lines of latitude meet
or not?
8. In general, describe the lines
of latitude.
The Earth’s Grid Earth’s grid or coordinate
system can be described and
System determined by means of the
position or location of any place
on the Earth's surface.
Latitude is the measurement
on a globe or map of a place
north or south of the equator. It
is measured in degrees, minutes,
and seconds. The greatest
possible latitudes are 90° N and
90° S.
The equator is also called the The lines of latitude are also
great circle around the Earth that known as parallels
is equidistant from the of latitude.
geographic poles and lies in a
plane perpendicular to the Earth's
axis. It divides the Earth halfway
into the Northern and Southern
hemispheres at 0 degrees latitude
and forms the imaginary
reference line.
Different Lines of Latitude
Latitude Name
0° Equator
23.5°N Tropic of Cancer
23.5°S Tropic of Capricorn
66.5°N Arctic Circle
66.5°S Antarctic Circle
Directions: Study the diagram below. Identify the latitude (in degrees) and indicate
the position (N-North and S-South) of the numbered points on the globe. Complete
the table below and write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
Directions: Study
the diagram in the
previous slide.
Identify the latitude
(in degrees) and
indicate the position
(N-North and S-
South) of the
numbered points on
the globe. Complete
the table and write
your answers on a
separate sheet of
paper.
Directions: Read
northern latitude
the paragraph on
the next slide intersecting parallel degrees
carefully and
identify the correct colder equator
word that fit in
each Southern map globe increases
sentence in the box warmer
on the right side.
Write your answers decreases
on a separate sheet
of paper.
Currently, Earth is composed of A common feature of maps and
seven continents surrounded by globes is the presence of
different bodies of water. Locating a _____________ horizontal and
specific place would not be possible vertical lines to form a Cartesian
if not for Earth’s models such as maps plane. These imaginary lines form a
and globes. A_____________ is a grid collectively known as the
two-dimensional drawing which can geographic coordinate system. The
be used on flat surfaces and is easily geographic coordinate system does
carried. On the other hand, a not exist, but it was drawn as a
_____________ is a three- numerical reference which
dimensional representation of the determines the locations of different
spherical shape of Earth. A unique places on Earth. Locating places on a
feature of a globe is Earth’s tilt with map or globe uses these lines which
respect to its North and South Poles. are represented as_____________ (°)
It also represents Earth’s position since it is assumed that the world is
relative to Sun. Through time, both spherical. Most maps usually draw
models have undergone modifications these lines apart at a 15º interval.
to represent Earth better.
Lines which run horizontally
from east to west are called The closer the latitude is
_____________. These lines are to the equator,
_____________ to each other.
Hence, latitudes do not meet or
the____________the
intersect. The latitude which cuts climate. The closer it is to
the Earth in half is called the poles, the
the_____________. This line _____________.Thus, it is
divides Earth into clear that there is a
_____________and relationship between the
_____________hemispheres. As
a reference point, the equator is latitude of a place and the
read as 0º latitude. The degree climate it experiences.
_____________ as it approaches
the two poles which are read as
90ºnorth latitude (90ºN) or 90º
south latitude (90ºS).
Directions: Locate the latitude of some areas
here in the Philippines using the points given
below on the Philippine Map.
Directions: Complete the crossword by identifying the words being
described in each item below. Write your answers on a separate sheet
of paper.
