1. Latitude, Longitude, and GIS
“Where’s Waldo” just got a lot less fun

2. Find Waldo in the picture
Find Waldo in the picture. Write his relative location on the top of a piece of paper

3. 1A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 B C D E F G

4. Hemispheres
To help geographers classify and describe places on Earth, the globe is divided into 4 hemispheres:
Northern
Southern
Western
Eastern

5. Equator: Imaginary line that divides the Northern and Southern Hemisphere
Prime Meridian: Imaginary line that divides the Eastern and Western Hemisphere
Grid system: criss-crossing lines that help find exact places on earth’s surface

6. Latitude
Lines on the grid system that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator
Described as North or South
Equator: 0°
Poles: 90 ° North/South

8. Longitude Lines on the grid system that circle
the Earth parallel to the Prime Meridian
Described as East or West
Prime Meridian: 0°
The opposite side of the Earth
from the Prime Meridian is the
International Date Line

10. Absolute Location Latitude and Longitude describe an absolute location
Tokyo, Japan’s absolute location: 36 °N 140 ° E
Relative location describes a place in relation of one location to another
Tokyo, Japan’s relative location?

11. Geographic Information Systems
Computer program that combines maps, satellite images, statistics, and other data to create a complex map with several layers of information.
Google Earth uses GIS technology to present multiple layers of information at the same time. The user chooses the information needed.
WANNA SEE?!?!?!