ACTIVITY 1 - KEY

Date:__________
Website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTrsvGytGG0

a) Answer the question

 What does “absolute location” mean?
__It´s the exact location on Earth_

 Is the Equator a “latitude” or a “longitude” line?_latitude____

 Is the Equator a vertical or a horizontal line? __longitude_

b) Complete
Latitude lines are also known as __parallels__________________
Longitude lines are also known as __meridians_____________
Every place on Earth has its own “unique” what? __absolute location __

c) Fill the gaps

 The horizontal lines are___latitude lines______The vertical lines
are__longitude lines____________

 The lines that tell us whether a place is located in the Northern or in the
Southern hemisphere or how far _North___or _South__from
the_Equator__are the latitude___lines.

 The lines that indicate how far _East______or _ West_______of the

Prime Meridian a place is, are the __longitude________lines and are
known as meridians.
Example: What continent is at 20° south and 20° east? ___Africa___________
1) What continent is 50° north and 20° east? _____Europe___________
2) What ocean is found at 20° south and 100° east? _Indian Ocean________
3) What continent is at 20° south and 120° east? __Australia__________
4) What ocean is at 40° south and 160° west? ___Pacific Ocean__________
5) What continent is at 40° north and 100° east? _Asia___________________