Paragraph 1.4

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

What are we going to do?

Discussing paragraph 1.4
The atlas and the graticule!

Do the assignments

Learning goals: 

– You can describe the location of a place on Earth by means of coordinates and the graticule.

– You know the difference between absolute and relative location.

The atlas
(55th edition)

The atlas
(54th edition)

How to use the atlas?
The pages depend on the edition you are using!

Look up the following places and areas and write the pages and the correct cell down!

Amsterdam 26-27 C3

Lima 203 C4

Mumbai 142-143 I6
Miami 188-189 J6

Rome 118-119 D4
Minsk 108-109 I3 J3
Seoul 158-159 L4

The graticule

This is a very accurate way of pinpointing a exact location of a place. 

But how does it work? 

Paralells

We have the equator at 0 degrees latitude. The equator divides the earth in the Northern and Southern hemisphere. 

Paralells

At the North and South pole we've reached the maximum amount of degrees, that is 90. 

Keep in mind that the degrees aren't the temperature, but the distance from the equator (111km).

Meridians

Meridians of longitude run from the North pole to the South pole and run in a 360 degree circle. 
These meridians of longitude tell us wether we are on the western part of the world or the eastern part. 

Prime meridian

This prime meridian runs through Greenwich and splits the Earth in the Western and Eastern hemispheres. 

The longitude lines go from 1 degrees west longitude until 180 degrees (exactly half of the earth)

The graticule

While using the latitude and longitude lines we can pinpoint the precise location of a certain place on the Earth. 

Get to work!

Read paragraph 1.4 carefully and write down the words you do not understand. 

Do the exercises 1 to 3 either online with the online Humboldt version or in your notebook. 

What are we going to do?

Using the atlas and the graticule!

Timezones & absolute, relative distances. 

Learning goals: 

– You can describe the location of a place on Earth by means of coordinates and the graticule.

– You know the difference between absolute and relative location.

What is the prime meridian?

Explain the graticule in your own words.

In what way does the equator divide the earth?

Prime meridian

This prime meridian runs through Greenwich and splits the Earth in the Western and Eastern hemispheres. 

The longitude lines go from 1 degrees west longitude until 180 degrees (exactly half of the earth)

The graticule

While using the latitude and longitude lines we can pinpoint the precise location of a certain place on the Earth. 

a. Qaanaaq

b. Sion

c. Pishan

d. Spier

e. Darwin

f. Taraquá

g. Amsterdam

h. Madrid

i. New York

j. Sydney

k. Rio de Janeiro

l. Berlijn

m. Mekka

n. Shanghai

o. Singapore

a. Qaanaaq (77° N., 69° W.)

b. Sion (46° N., 7° E.)

c. Pishan (37° N. 78° E.)

d. Spier (52° N. 6° E.)

        e. Darwin (12° S., 130° E. )                        

         f. Taraquá (0.6° N. 69° W.)                                 

g. Amsterdam (52.° N. 4.° E.)

h. Madrid (40.° N. 3.° W.)

i. New York (40° N. 74° W.)

j. Sydney (33° S. 151° E.)

k. Rio de Janeiro (22° S. 43° W.)

l. Berlijn (52.° N. 13.° E.)

n. Shanghai

o. Singapore

Give an example of a relative distance.