Grids and Geographic

Coordinates
Grids and grid coordinates
One way of mapping
the world is on a globe,
because Earth is a sphere,
which is a 3D shape.
A map is usually a
2D drawing, and
shows an accurate
image of a place.
Most people find 2D maps
easier to use than globes.
Grids and grid coordinates
On this map, the grid coordinates are alphanumeric.
Alphanumeric means
a combination of
letters and numbers.
Grids and grid coordinates
On this map, the grid coordinates are alphanumeric.
What common type of map generally
uses alphanumeric coordinates?
Grids and grid coordinates
Locate the sports oval at Blair College.
The oval is easily
located within the
square bounded by
the grid coordinates.
The grid
coordinate
is C3.
Grids and grid coordinates
Note that the coordinate for the horizontal grid lines
is given first, and the vertical grid coordinate second.
Grids and grid coordinates
List one or two features that appear
at the grid coordinates.
Answer
Church,
Blair Rd/High
St intersection
B4
Grids and grid coordinates
List one or two features that appear
at the grid coordinates.
Answer
Bowling alley,
houses
A2
Grids and grid coordinates
List one or two features that appear
at the grid coordinates.
Answer
Tent shop,
houses
D1
Grids and grid coordinates
Give the grid coordinates for the doctor.
Answer
B1
Grids and grid coordinates
Give the grid coordinates for the fire station.
Answer
F1
Grids and grid coordinates
Give the grid coordinates for the hospital.
Answer
C2
Grids and grid coordinates
Answer
D4
Give the grid coordinates for the corner of
Brown Street and Blair Road.
Grid coordinates latitude and longitude
To locate different places
around Earth, we use
geographic coordinates
measurements of
latitude and longitude.

Lines of latitude are
imaginary parallel lines
that circle the globe in an
eastwest direction.
Grid coordinates latitude and longitude
The Equator divides Earth into
northern and southern hemispheres.
Latitude measures how many degrees north
or south a point on Earth lies from the Equator.
Grid coordinates latitude and longitude
What is the name given to the imaginary line of
latitude at:
Tropic of Capricorn
23.5
O
south of the Equator?


Grid coordinates latitude and longitude
What is the name given to the imaginary line of
latitude at:
23.5
O
north of the Equator?


Tropic of Cancer
Grid coordinates latitude and longitude
What is the name given to the imaginary line of
latitude at:
66.5
O
south of the Equator?


Antarctic Circle
Grid coordinates latitude and longitude
What is the name given to the imaginary line of
latitude at:
66.5
O
north of the Equator?


Arctic Circle
Grid coordinates latitude and longitude
Lines or meridians of longitude are imaginary lines
between the North and South Poles.
Grid coordinates latitude and longitude
Longitude measures how many degrees east or west
a point on Earth is from the Prime Meridian.
Grid coordinates latitude and longitude
The Prime Meridian is the meridian of longitude at 0
O
.
It divides Earth into eastern and western hemispheres.
Grid coordinates latitude and longitude
What is the name given to the imaginary line at 180
O

from the Prime Meridian?
International Date Line
Grid coordinates latitude and longitude
Find out why it is given this name.
Suggest why it is this shape.
International Date Line
Latitude and longitude quiz
What is maximum number of degrees it is possible
to move north of the Equator?
Answer 90
O
What is this point called?
Answer The North Pole
Latitude and longitude quiz
What is maximum number of degrees it is possible
to move south of the Equator?
Answer 90
O
What is this point called?
Answer The South Pole
Latitude and longitude quiz
Fill in the gaps.
Lines of longitude are used as the
basis of the worlds _____ zones.
They measure degrees _____ and
west of the ______ Meridian.

The _______ measurement is always given
first, followed by the _________ measurement.
Measurements are in _________ and minutes.
latitude degrees time
longitude east Prime
latitude
longitude
degrees
time
Prime
east