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My Top 5 Vacation Destinations

My Top 5 Vacation Destinations. By Bobbi Patterson Using Map and Globe Skills To Go On Vacation. Absolute Location. The exact position of a place on earth using longitude and latitude. www.nmm.ac.uk. Lines of Latitude. Run east to west Measured in degrees

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My Top 5 Vacation Destinations

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  1. My Top 5 Vacation Destinations By Bobbi Patterson Using Map and Globe Skills To Go On Vacation

  2. Absolute Location • The exact position of a place on earth using longitude and latitude.

  3. www.nmm.ac.uk Lines of Latitude • Run east to west • Measured in degrees • 0-90º north and south of the equator

  4. commons.wikimedia.org Equator • Imaginary line dividing north and south • North of the equator is labeled north • South of the equator is labeled south

  5. commons.wikimedia.org Tropic of Cancer • Northern boundary of the tropics • 23º North

  6. commons.wikimedia.org Tropic of Capricorn • Southern boundary of the tropics • 23º South

  7. www.nmm.ac.uk Lines of Longitude • Run north to south • Measured in degrees • 0-180º east and west of the Prime Meridian

  8. commons.wikimedia.org Prime Meridian • Imaginary line dividing east and west • West of the P.M. is marked west • East of the P.M. is marked east

  9. Western Hemisphere • Half of the Earth that is West of the Prime Meridian www.georgeglazer.com/.../danckerts-det2.jpg

  10. Eastern Hemisphere • Half of the Earth that is East of the Prime Meridian www.georgeglazer.com/.../danckerts-det2.jpg

  11. commons.wikimedia.org Northern Hemisphere • Half of the Earth that is North of the Equator

  12. commons.wikimedia.org Southern Hemisphere • Half of the Earth that is South of the Equator

  13. My Top 5 Vacation Spots • 34.24N – 116.9W • 34.085N – 118.1003W • 33.9742N – 118.245W • 33.81028N – 117.91806W • 33.50N – 117.55W Where in the world?

  14. Check Your Answers Click to see if you were right!

  15. Fun Facts • Big Bear Lake is 8 miles long • Settlers from Mission San Gabriel founded Los Angeles • Los Angeles Zoo is open 364 days, closed on December 25th • The first ticket for Disneyland was sold to Walt Disney’s brother, Roy for $1. • Balboa Island is a man-made island found in Newport Beach whose surface area is only 2 miles.

  16. Comprehension Questions • What is absolute location? • What are lines of latitude? • What is the equator? • Name two special lines of latitude. • What are lines of longitude? • What is the Prime Meridian? • Name the four Hemispheres and where they are located.

  17. commons.wikimedia.org www.georgeglazer.com/.../danckerts-det2.jpg www.nmm.ac.uk Answers.Com Harcourt Brace, Reflections Social Studies Textbook Works Cited

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