This is your homework that is due Friday:
Please copy the definition of each of the following social studies vocabulary terms onto the front page of your Unit 2, Lesson 2 packet.
(7) Relative Location:
Where a place is located in relation to another place.
(Example: My house is southwest of Bursley Elementary.)
(8) Absolute Location:
The specific location of a place, identified by latitude and longitude coordinates.
(9) Equator:
The line of latitude that circles Earth halfway between the North and South Poles. It is a 0 degrees latitude.
(10) Lines of Latitude:
Imaginary lines that show distances north or south of the equator.
(11) Prime Meridian:
The line of longitude that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole. It passes through Greenwich, England. It is 0 degrees longitude.
(12) Lines of Longitude:
Imaginary lines that show distances east or west of the prime meridian.
(13) Global Grid:
An imaginary grid on the world created by the intersection of lines of latitude and lines of longitude. These help us identify a place's absolute location.
Please copy the definition of each of the following social studies vocabulary terms onto the front page of your Unit 2, Lesson 2 packet.
(7) Relative Location:
Where a place is located in relation to another place.
(Example: My house is southwest of Bursley Elementary.)
(8) Absolute Location:
The specific location of a place, identified by latitude and longitude coordinates.
(9) Equator:
The line of latitude that circles Earth halfway between the North and South Poles. It is a 0 degrees latitude.
(10) Lines of Latitude:
Imaginary lines that show distances north or south of the equator.
(11) Prime Meridian:
The line of longitude that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole. It passes through Greenwich, England. It is 0 degrees longitude.
(12) Lines of Longitude:
Imaginary lines that show distances east or west of the prime meridian.
(13) Global Grid:
An imaginary grid on the world created by the intersection of lines of latitude and lines of longitude. These help us identify a place's absolute location.