Geographic coordinate system - Latitude and Longitude
Equator, The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, and Latitude and Longitude
Create a folder for ENS on your peda.net page. Click 'create a text' and answer the following questions in the folder.
1. Watch the video of the Equator (päiväntasaaja)- a. Why is it so hot near the equator? b. Why is it colder elsewhere compared to the equator? c. Draw a globe in your ENS notebook and draw the equator in the picture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mCoVeIjQBQ
2. Wach the two videos of the longitudes and latitudes and answer the questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsTftrABTrY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUMlmRzkuuY
Why do we need imaginary lines like longitudes and latitudes?
Explain the words:
-The latitude and longitude
-The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
-The Prime Meridian
2. Prime Meridian/Greenwich meridian (nollameridiaani), The Tropics of Cancer (kravun kääntöpiiri) and Capricorn (kauriin kääntöpiiri)
https://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/imagee.htm
https://study.com/academy/lesson/latitude-longitude-lesson-for-kids-definition-examples-facts.html
https://www.timeanddate.com/geography/longitude-latitude.html
a. Expain in your own words what is Prime Meridian? Draw it in the picture you have started in the exercise 1.
b. Where are the two Tropics situated? What are their differences? Draw them in the picture.
c. Where is Finland situated? Where is your second home country situated? Give cooordinates for both.
1. Watch the video of the Equator (päiväntasaaja)- a. Why is it so hot near the equator? b. Why is it colder elsewhere compared to the equator? c. Draw a globe in your ENS notebook and draw the equator in the picture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mCoVeIjQBQ
2. Wach the two videos of the longitudes and latitudes and answer the questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsTftrABTrY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUMlmRzkuuY
Why do we need imaginary lines like longitudes and latitudes?
Explain the words:
-The latitude and longitude
-The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
-The Prime Meridian
2. Prime Meridian/Greenwich meridian (nollameridiaani), The Tropics of Cancer (kravun kääntöpiiri) and Capricorn (kauriin kääntöpiiri)
https://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/imagee.htm
https://study.com/academy/lesson/latitude-longitude-lesson-for-kids-definition-examples-facts.html
https://www.timeanddate.com/geography/longitude-latitude.html
a. Expain in your own words what is Prime Meridian? Draw it in the picture you have started in the exercise 1.
b. Where are the two Tropics situated? What are their differences? Draw them in the picture.
c. Where is Finland situated? Where is your second home country situated? Give cooordinates for both.