Learning Activity Sheet No. 4.1
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Subject : Science 7
Type of Activity : Concept Notes and Skills
Activity Title: “Where Am I?”
Learning Target: Demonstrate how places on Earth may be
located using a coordinate system. (S7ES-IVa-1)
References: DepEd Science 7 Learners Material
irishmendoza.TNHS Learning Activity Sheet
Concepts:
 Map – representation on a flat surface of the whole
world or a part of an area
 Globe – model of the Earth; a three-dimensional
representation of our planet
Some common features of the representation of the earth:
 Equator – an imaginary line; a center horizontal line that
divides the northern and southern hemisphere equally
and is designated with 00.
 Northern Hemisphere – upper portion from the
equator.
 Southern Hemsiphere – lower portion from the
equator.
 Latitudes – horizontal parallel lines to the equator that
run from east to west.
 Longitudes – imaginary vertical lines that run from north
to south
 Prime meridian – imaginary longitudinal line designated
with 00. It divides the Earth into halves; east and west.
 Anti-meridian – imaginary longitudinal line designated
with 1800.
 Axis of Rotation – imaginary line running through the
center of the Earth and joining the north and south pole.
Important Latitudes
66.50 North – Arctic Circle
23.50 North – Tropic of Cancer
00 - Equator
23.50 South - Tropic of Capricorn
66.50 South - Antarctic Circle
Earth’s surface
- 29% of the surface is land.
- Large land masses are called continents.
- There are seven continents; Asia, Africa, North
America, South America, Europe, Australia, and
Antarctica.
- 71% of Earth’s surface is covered with water
- Large water bodies are called ocean. There are 5
massive oceans; Indian, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic,
Southern Ocean.
- Planet Earth is tilted at 23.50. This caused the
different seasons around the world. Some countries
experience 4 types of seasons; summer, spring,
autumn and fall. Philippines has only 2 types; wet
and dry.
Exercise:
Draw the figure below and label important latitudes.
Figure 1. A globe representing important latitudes.
Learning Activity Sheet No. 4.
Subject : Science 7
Type of Activity : Concept Notes and Skills
Activity Title: “Where Am I?”
Learning Target: Demonstrate how places on Earth may be
located using a coordinate system. (S7ES-IVa-1)
References: DepEd Science 7 Learners Material
irishmendoza.TNHS Learning Activity Sheet
Concepts:
 Map – representation on a flat surface of the whole
world or a part of an area
 Globe – model of the Earth; a three-dimensional
representation of our planet
Some common features of the representation of the earth:
 Equator – an imaginary line; a center horizontal line that
divides the northern and southern hemisphere equally
and is designated with 00.
 Northern Hemisphere – upper portion from the
equator.
 Southern Hemsiphere – lower portion from the
equator.
 Latitudes – horizontal parallel lines to the equator that
run from east to west.
 Longitudes – imaginary vertical lines that run from north
to south.
 Prime meridian – imaginary longitudinal line designated
with 00. It divides the Earth into halves; east and west.
 Anti-meridian – imaginary longitudinal line designated
with 1800.
 Axis of Rotation – imaginary line running through the
center of the Earth and joining the north and south pole.
Important Latitudes
66.50 North – Arctic Circle
23.50 North – Tropic of Cancer
00 - Equator
23.50 South - Tropic of Capricorn
66.50 South - Antarctic Circle
Earth’s surface
- 29% of the surface is land.
- Large land masses are called continents.
- There are seven continents; Asia, Africa, North
America, South America, Europe, Australia, and
Antarctica.
- 71% of Earth’s surface is covered with water
- Large water bodies are called ocean. There are 5
massive oceans; Indian, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic,
Southern Ocean.
- Planet Earth is tilted at 23.50. This caused the
different seasons around the world. Some countries
experience 4 types of seasons; summer, spring,
autumn and fall. Philippines has only 2 types; wet
and dry.
Exercise:
Draw the figure below and label important latitudes.
Figure 1. A globe representing important latitudes.