1. Location: Position on Earth’s Surface
Geography Theme: Location
- Relative Location
- Absolute Location
Relative Location:
Directions like north, south, east, and west help describe where one place is in relation to another. … Even absolute location is a form of relative location! Coordinates simply give a place’s position relative to the Equator (latitude) and prime meridian (longitude).
Absolute Location:
A place’s absolute location is its exact place on Earth, often given in terms of latitude and longitude. For example, the Empire State Building is located at 40.7 degrees north (longitude), 74 degrees west (latitude).
2-D Maps with Coordinates (USA & World) PDF
Reading Maps and Globes PDF NewsELA
- USA, page 21
- World Map, page 22
- Western Hemisphere, page 12
- Eastern Hemisphere, page 4
Vocabulary:
- prime meridian
- equator
- hemisphere (half of a sphere)
- quadrant
- latitude
- longitude
- geographic coordinate system: degree, minute, second
- coordinates
Pin and label the following absolute locations on your Google Map
Alaska
63.11 N, 151.19 W
67.91 N, 153.46 W
58.67 N, 136.90 W
58.60 N, 154.69 W
60.04 N, 149.82 W
67.34 N, 159.12 W
60.41 N, 154.32 W
62.02 N, 145.36 W
American Samoa
14.26 S, 170.68 W
Arizona
36.11 N, 112.11 W
34.91 N, 109.81 W
32.30 N, 111.17 W
36.86 N, 112.74 W
Arkansas
34.52 N, 93.04 W
California
36.51 N, 117.08 W
36.89 N, 118.56 W
40.50 N, 121.42 W
41.21 N, 124.00 W
33.87 N, 115.90 W
36.49 N, 118.57 W
34.00 N, 119.77 W
37.74 N, 119.56 W
41.76 N, 121.53 W
37.63 N, 119.08 W
36.63 N, 121.69 W
35.19 N, 119.86 W
35.22 N, 118.56 W
Colorado
37.23 N, 108.46 W
38.58 N, 107.74 W
40.34 N, 105.68 W
37.79 N, 105.59 W
40.24 N, 108.97 W
Florida
24.63 N, 82.87 W
25.48 N, 80.21 W
25.29 N, 80.90 W
Hawaii
20.72 N, 156.16 W
19.42 N, 155.29 W
Idaho
44.43 N, 110.59 W
43.21 N, 113.50 W
Kentucky
37.19 N, 86.10 W
Maine
44.34 N, 68.27 W
Michigan
48.00 N, 88.91 W
Minnesota
48.43 N, 92.85 W
Montana
48.76 N, 113.79 W
44.43 N, 110.59 W
47.80 N, 109.05 W
45.57 N, 107.43 W
Nevada
38.98 N, 114.30 W
36.34 N, 115.28 W
New Mexico
32.15 N, 104.56 W
North Carolina
35.61 N, 83.49 W
North Dakota
46.98 N, 103.54 W
Ohio
41.28 N, 81.57 W
Oregon
42.87 N, 122.17 W
44.54 N, 119.63 W
42.06 N, 122.45 W
42.10 N, 123.40 W
46.67 N, 119.66 W
South Carolina
33.79 N, 80.77 W
South Dakota
43.86 N, 102.34 W
43.60 N, 103.42 W
Tennessee
35.65 N, 83.51 W
Texas
31.95 N, 104.87 W
29.13 N, 103.24 W
U.S. Virgin Islands
18.34 N, 64.75 W
Utah
37.59 N, 112.19 W
38.62 N, 109.62 W
38.37 N, 111.26 W
37.30 N, 113.03 W
38.33 N, 109.88 W
37.64 N, 112.85 W
37.40 N, 111.68 W
Virginia
38.90 N, 78.19 W
Washington
48.77 N, 121.30 W
47.80 N, 123.60 W
46.88 N, 121.73 W
46.24 N, 122.20 W
46.67 N, 119.66 W
Wyoming
44.43 N, 110.59 W
43.79 N, 110.68 W
41.86 N, 110.77 W