Cross-Curricular Reading Comprehension

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Absolute Location
Absolute Location Name:__________________________________
Name: ______________________________________
Cross-Curricular Focus:
Cross-Curricular History/Social
Focus: History/SocialSciences
Sciences Answer the following questions based on the
Answer the following
reading passage. questions
Don’t forget to go based
back toon
the
the reading
passage passage.
whenever Don’tto
necessary forget toconfirm
find or go back
Where
Whereon onEarth
Earth are you?Navigators
are you? Navigators use
use lines
lines of latitude
of latitude andand to
lineslines
of theanswers.
your passage whenever necessary to find or
of longitude
longitude to to locate
locateplaces.
places. Lines
Lines of latitude
of latitude run run
easteast
and and
westwest around
(sideways, or confirm your answers.
Earth. On a map or globe, these lines appear as running
horizontally) around Earth. Lines of longitude run north and south (up and down, sideways or 1) What is the function of lines of latitude and longitude?
horizontally.
or vertically) Lines
aroundof longitude
Earth. These run lines
northcreateand south
kind ofaround Earth.graph
an imaginary Thesepaper
_______________________________________________
lines
on go
the up andThey
Earth. down or vertically
make it possibleon toafindmap anor globe. (exact)
absolute Theselocation on Earth. 1) What is the function of lines of latitude and
lines create
anThey
imaginary
even allowgraph uspaper
to giveon anthe Earth.location
absolute They make it possible
to a place out in theto fimiddle
nd of longitude? ______________________________
_______________________________________________
anthe
absolute,
ocean. or exact, location on Earth. They even allow us to give an
_______________________________________
2) Do you think that America would have developed as a
absolute location to a place out in the middle of the ocean.
LinesLines of latitude
of latitude tellhow
tell us us howfar far
north north or south
or south of of
thethe equatorwe
Equator we are. colony if the magnetic compass had not been developed?
2) Which imaginary lines run north and south?
Sailors
are. Sailorshave usedused
have primitive navigation
primitive tools, tools,
navigation like astrolabes, since the 1400's.
like astrolabes, Why or why not? _________________________________
Using
since such tools,
ancient times. they
The have been able
astrolabe uses to approximate
the sun andtheir starsdistance
to find from the _______________________________________
_______________________________________________
anequator.
approximate Although their instruments
location. Using suchmay tools, notthey
havehave been been
the highable quality
to we have
now, they were
approximate theirincredibly
distanceaccuratefrom thefor their time.
equator. Although their instruments _______________________________________
_______________________________________________
may not have been the high quality we have now, they were incredibly 3) Which imaginary lines are based on the Equator?
Lines of longitude tell us how far east or west of the prime meridian we 3) Explain what is meant by an absolute location.
accurate for their time.
are. Sailors constantly looked for new ways to increase their navigation skills.
Lines of longitude tell us how far east or west of the prime meridian _______________________________________
Still, it was another 300 years before they were able to measure degrees of _______________________________________________
we are. Sailors constantly looked for new ways to increase their
longitude. They would have been very envious of the technololgy available to _______________________________________
navigation skills. Still, it wasn’t until the 18th century they were able to _______________________________________________
us today.
measure degrees of longitude. They would have been very envious of
4) Explain what is meant by an absolute location.
4) In your opinion, which invention was more important,
the technologyWhen we available
use lines to of
uslatitude
today. and longitude together, we can get a very
Whenlocation.
precise we useThe lines of latitude
lines that cross and each longitude together,
other nearest wepoint
to the can we the astrolabe, or the magnetic compass? Why? ________
getwant to _______________________________________
a very precise
identify tell uslocation.
its absolute If we want to
location. We identify
use thethe absolute for
coordinates location of a as its
that point
point, we look where the latitude and longitude lines cross nearest to that _______________________________________________
_______________________________________
address. Many maps today include degrees of latitude and longitude on top of the
point. We use the coordinates for that point as its address. Many maps
continents of the world.
today include degrees of latitude and longitude. 5) _______________________________________________
In your opinion, which invention was more
Another tool that
Another helps
tool that hasushelped
navigate is the magnetic
us navigate compass.
is the magnetic The The important:
compass.
the astrolabe
5) What could you invent or
thatthe magnetic
would make itcompass?
even easier
magnetic compass was developed in China. In medieval times, sailors Why? _________________________________
magnetic compass was developed in China. Sailors brought it from China to Europe to locate places on Earth today? _____________________
brought it from during
in the 1400’s China theirto Europe
regularduring their regular to
trade expeditions trade
Asia.expeditions
The astrolabetohas _______________________________________
_______________________________________________
Asia.
alsoThis
proventechnology
useful. It made
uses the worldwide
sun and stars traveltoeasier
find anand encouraged
approximate location. This
more exploration.
technology made worldwide travel easier, and encouraged more exploration. _______________________________________
_______________________________________________

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 Cross-Curricular Reading Comprehension
Cross-Curricular Worksheets:
Reading Comprehension E-12of 36E-12 of 36
Worksheets:
�
Absolute Location
Absolute Location Name:__________________________________
Key
Name: ______________________________________
Cross-Curricular Focus:
Cross-Curricular History/Social
Focus: History/SocialSciences
Sciences Answer the following questions based on the
Answer the following
reading passage. questions
Don’t forget to go based
back toon
the
the reading
passage passage.
whenever Don’tto
necessary forget toconfirm
find or go back
Where
Whereon onEarth
Earth are you?Navigators
are you? Navigators use
use lines
lines of latitude
of latitude andand to
lineslines
of theanswers.
your passage whenever necessary to find or
of longitude
longitude to to locate
locateplaces.
places. Lines
Lines of latitude
of latitude run run
easteast
and and
westwest around
(sideways, or confirm your answers.
Earth. On a map or globe, these lines appear as running
horizontally) around Earth. Lines of longitude run north and south (up and down, sideways or 1) What is the function of lines of latitude and longitude?
Actual wording of answers may vary.
horizontally.
or vertically) Lines
aroundof longitude
Earth. These run lines
northcreateand south
kind ofaround Earth.graph
an imaginary Thesepaper
_______________________________________________
lines
on go
the up andThey
Earth. down or vertically
make it possibleon toafindmap anor globe. (exact)
absolute Theselocation on Earth. 1) What is the function of lines of latitude and
lines create
anThey
imaginary graph
even allow uspaper
to giveon anthe Earth.location
absolute They make it possible
to a place out in theto fimiddle
nd of longitude? to allow us to find an absolute
______________________________
_______________________________________________
anthe
absolute,
ocean. or exact, location on Earth. They even allow us to give an location of a point on Earth
_______________________________________
2) Do you think that America would have developed as a
absolute location to a place out in the middle of the ocean.
LinesLines of latitude
of latitude tellhow
tell us us howfar far
north north or south
or south of of
thethe equatorwe
Equator we are. colony if the magnetic compass had not been developed?
2) Which imaginary lines run north and south?
Sailors
are. Sailorshave usedused
have primitive navigation
primitive tools, tools,
navigation like astrolabes, since the 1400's.
like astrolabes, Why or why not? _________________________________
Using
since such tools,
ancient times. they
The have been able
astrolabe uses to approximate
the sun andtheir starsdistance
to find from the longitude
_______________________________________
_______________________________________________
anequator.
approximate Although their instruments
location. Using suchmay tools, notthey
havehave been been
the highable quality
to we have
now, they were incredibly accurate for their time.
approximate their distance from the equator. Although their instruments _______________________________________
_______________________________________________
may not have been the high quality we have now, they were incredibly 3) Which imaginary lines are based on the Equator?
Lines of longitude tell us how far east or west of the prime meridian we 3) Explain what is meant by an absolute location.
accurate for their time.
are. Sailors constantly looked for new ways to increase their navigation skills. latitude
Lines of longitude tell us how far east or west of the prime meridian _______________________________________
Still, it was another 300 years before they were able to measure degrees of _______________________________________________
we are. Sailors constantly looked for new ways to increase their
longitude. They would have been very envious of the technololgy available to _______________________________________
navigation skills. Still, it wasn’t until the 18th century they were able to _______________________________________________
us today.
measure degrees of longitude. They would have been very envious of
4) Explain what is meant by an absolute location.
4) In your opinion, which invention was more important,
the technologyWhen we available
use lines to of
uslatitude
today. and longitude together, we can get a very
Whenlocation.
precise we useThe lines of latitude
lines that cross and each longitude together,
other nearest wepoint
to the can we the
It isastrolabe, or theofmagnetic
getwant to _______________________________________
an address compass?
longitude Why? ________
and latitude of a
a very precise
identify tell uslocation.
its absolute If we want to
location. We identify
use thethe absolute for
coordinates location of a as its
that point
point, we look where the latitude and longitude lines cross nearest to that
place on Earth
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________
address. Many maps today include degrees of latitude and longitude on top of the
point. We use the coordinates for that point as its address. Many maps
continents of the world.
today include degrees of latitude and longitude. 5) _______________________________________________
In your opinion, which invention was more
Another tool that
Another helps
tool that hasushelped
navigate is the magnetic
us navigate compass.
is the magnetic The The important:
compass.
the astrolabe
5) What could you invent or the
that magnetic
would make itcompass?
even easier
magnetic compass was developed in China. In medieval times, sailors Why? student’s choice
_________________________________
magnetic compass was developed in China. Sailors brought it from China to Europe to locate places on Earth today? _____________________
brought it from during
in the 1400’s China theirto Europe
regularduring their regular to
trade expeditions trade
Asia.expeditions
The astrolabetohas _______________________________________
_______________________________________________
Asia.
alsoThis
proventechnology
useful. It madeuses the worldwide
sun and stars traveltoeasier
find anand encouraged
approximate location. This
more exploration.
technology made worldwide travel easier, and encouraged more exploration. _______________________________________
_______________________________________________

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