Activity

Finder [Level 2]
Lesson 2 / Activity 1
Geolocation

Purpose of the activity

To use geographic location tools.

Practice what you have learned

I. Geolocation tools.

i. For this exercise, enter

https://www.google.com.mx/maps
ii. Enter the following coordinates in the Google Maps browser
and complete the table.

Coordinates What place is it? In what country is

it?
19.427003, -99.167665
-34.608052, -58.369870
-22.951891, -43.210133
-13.163116, -72.544974
19.440708, -99.204056

iii. Now, do the opposite: get the coordinates of these

famous places and complete the table.
iv.
Place Address Coordinates
Maracanã
Stadium, Rio de
Janeiro.
National Museum of
Anthropology and
History, Mexico City.

Lauca National
Park, Uruguay.
Sanctuary of the
Lajas, Colombia.
Teatro Cervantes,
Buenos Aires.
 Activity

II. Opens in a browser window the following sites:

1. Google maps (https://www.google.com.mx/maps )

2. Bing maps (https://www.bing.com/maps/).

Locate 5 places on each page and answer the following:

1. Which locator is more accurate?

2. What functions does each one have to help you reach
your destination?
3. Which site shows you more details of the search area?
4. If you have a Smartphone, which locator will serve
you the most for remote searches?
5. What other sites offer you the geolocation service?