How do I read and search for coordinates?

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Goals for today:

At the end of the lesson:

• you can find the coordinates of a particular place
• you can find a place with the coordinates  
  

The placements of Amsterdam (northern hemisphere) and Perth (southern hemisphere) on a world map.

Atlas

Please get an Atlas and I will give you some tasks

In which country does the coprdinate fall: 10° S and 50° W

Brazil

Where are the following places located?

northern latitude

soutern latitude

Germany

Australia

Uruguay

Nigeria

What are the coordinates of the city of Bloemfontein?

1. 29 ° N and 26° E
2. 29 ° N and 26 ° W
3. 29° S and 26 ° E
4. 29 ° S and 26 ° W

Which city is closest to the equator?

1. Rio de Janeiro
2. Moscow
3. Paramaribo
4. Sydney

Look at maps 54 and 55.
Which city is approximately 41° N and 4° W?

In which hemispheres is Chile located?

1. Northern & Western
2. Northern & Eastern
3. Southern & Western
4. Southern & Eastern

Which city is located at 19° N and 73° E?

What are the coordinates of Kiev in Ukraine?

1. 50 N - 6 W
2. 30 S - 31 E
3. 51 N - 31 E
4. Does not appear on this map.

What are the coordinates of Iceland

1. 65 N, 20 E
2. 65 S, 20 E
3. 65 N, 20 W
4. 65 S, 20 W

Independent learning

The last part of the lesson you are going to learn for chapter 1.

Be silent please!