LOCATING PLACES ON EARTH

JUNDELLE MARIE S BAGIOEN / jmbagioen@gmail.com

USING GPS

GPS
Global Positioning System
a satellite-based navigation system
made up of a network of 24 satellites
placed into orbit by the U.S.
Department of Defense

How it works?
GPS satellites circle the earth twice a day in a very
precise orbit and transmit signal information to
earth. GPS receivers take this information and use
trilateration to calculate the user's exact location.
trilateration is the process of determining absolute or
relative locations of points by measurement of
distances, using the geometry of circles, spheres or
triangles.

A GPS receiver must be locked on to the signal

of at least 3 satellites to calculate a 2-D
position (latitude and longitude) and track
movement. Once the user's position has been
determined, the GPS unit can calculate other
information, such as speed, bearing, track, trip
distance, distance to destination, sunrise and
sunset time and more

USING GOOGLE EARTH

GOOGLE EARTH
3D mapping program from Google that covers
the entire globe from satellite images
Requiring a download for Windows, Mac and
Linux desktops, a street address can be
searched, and the views can be zoomed down
to the individual building all the way up to a
satellite's view of the globe

From HOME to BSU-MALVAR

USING LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

Any location on Earth is described by

two numbers--its latitude and its
longitude. If a captain of a plane wants
to specify position on a map, these are
the coordinates they would use.

LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE

these are two angles measured in
degrees, minutes of arc and
seconds of arc
These are denoted by the symbol
( , ' , '' )
Example: 35 43 ' 9 ''

LATITUDE
lines that go EAST and WEST
also known as PARALLELS
best known parallel of latitude is the EQUATOR
the Equator divides the Earth into two
equal parts.
HEMISPHERES

LATITUDE
measures distance north and south of the
Equator
numbered 0 to 90
As the number of the latitude becomes
higher, the farther it is from the Equator
In writing degrees of latitude, the word
North (N) or SOUTH (S) is added

EXAMPLE
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
47 NORTH

LIMA, PERU
12 SOUTH

LONGITUDE
term used for the lines found in the east-west
direction
beginning line is at GREENWICH
(Great Britain)
PRIME MERIDIAN ( 0 )
In reading reading degrees longitude, you
add EAST (E) or WEST (W)

LONGITUDE
MERIDIAN is the term used for the lines that show
longitude.
The Meridian of 180 degrees WEST is the same
as that of 180 degress EAST.
Every meridian must cross the equator.
since equator is a circle, it'll be divided
into 360 and the longitude of a point is
then the marked value of a division
where its meridian meets the equator.

E, PM, IDL

INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE

INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE

imaginary line of navigation on the surface of
the Earth that runs from north pole to the south
pole and demarcates the change of one
calendar day to the next
found in the middle of the Pacific Ocean

IS IT A STRAIGHT LINE?
It runs from pole to pole mostly through the Pacific Ocean but bends to the east to
include Siberia with Russia, and bends to the West to include the Aleutian Island with
Alaska. It bends to the East once more to keep all the Fiji islands on one side of the line.

TIME ZONES

TIME ZONES
Time zones have irregular boundaries to
make alowance to political frontier.
Measured through 0longitude

TIME ZONES
Because the Earth is divided into 360
longitude and completes a spin on its
axis in a day (24 hours), the time alters by
one hour for every 15of longitude.

QUIZ
What is the latitude and
longitude of :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

MEXICO CITY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
SYDNEY, AUTRALIA
MANILA, PHILIPPINES
BAGHDAD, IRAQ
DUBLIN, IRELAND
KAMPALA, UGANDA
PORT VILA, VANUATU
LIMA, PERU

If it's 8:00 p.m. in the

Philippines, what time is
it in:
1. PARIS, FRANCE
2. TAIWAN
3. NEW YORK, USA
4. JAPAN
5. ARGENTINA

FORM 3 GROUPS
COUNT 1 - 2 - 3
10 - 15 minutes to read
15 - 20 minutes to prepare
for a presentation

GROUP 1

LANDFORMS

GROUP 2

WATERFORMS

GROUP 3

WEATHER AND CLIMATE

CRITERIA:

CREATIVITY

PRESENTATION

10

CONTENT

15
30

SCOPE OF MIDTERM EXAMINATION

WAYS ON HOW TO LOCATE THE
COORDINATES OF THE PLACES ON EARTH
DETERMINING THE TIME OF A PLACE/CITY
LANDFORMS
WATERFORMS
WEATHER AND CLIMATE