Worksheet for GLE #1(Adobe Acrobat)

 

GLE #1 Presentation

 

GLE #1 Outline

 

Finding longitude and latitude

 

Time Zone Help

 

Further reading on the video "Lost at Sea: the Search for Longitude:"

Time Zone Help

 

Vocabulary

Make study cards for the following vocabulary using the definitions in the textbook:

  • Longitude
  • Latitude
  • Parallels
  • Equator
  • Meridians
  • Prime Meridian
  • International Date Line
  • Compass Rose
  • Map Scale
  • Legend
  • Key
  • Time Zones
  • Timeline

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Standard

GEOGRAPHY: Physical and Cultural Systems

Students develop a spatial understanding of Earth’s surface and the processes that shape it, the connections between people and places, and the relationship between man and his environment.

A. The World in Spatial Terms

Benchmark G-1A-M2 interpreting and developing maps, globes, graphs, charts, models, and databases to analyze spatial distributions and patterns; (1, 2, 3, 4)

GLE 1. Use time zones in the United States or the International Date Line to interpret a map or representation of a globe and calculate current times in different places (G-1A-M2)

 

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