Location, Location, Location… Handout
Students learn about latitude, longitude, and the potential effects of climate change.
Water Atlas Curriculum Lesson 24
Worksheet
PART 1: Using your geography dictionary or on-line resources, define the following terms:
Latitude: ____________________________________________________________________________
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Longitude: ___________________________________________________________________________
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Absolute Location: ____________________________________________________________________
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Relative Location: _____________________________________________________________________
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PART 2: Go to www.SeminoleWaterAtlas.org. Use the Water Resource Search tool to find
information about each of the lakes below. Record the absolute location of each in degrees, minutes,
and seconds. In the last two boxes, pick your own lakes and also find their absolute location.
Degrees Minutes Seconds
Little
Bear
Lake
Yankee
Lake
Puzzle
Lake
Trout
Lake
(Casselberry)
Latitude
Longitude
Latitude
Longitude
Degrees Minutes Seconds
Lake
Harney
Lake
Nixon
Latitude
Latitude
Longitude
Latitude
Longitude
Latitude
Lake Eva
Longitude
Latitude
Longitude
Longitude
Red Bug
Lake
Latitude
Longitude
Latitude
Latitude
Longitude
Longitude
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Location, Location, Location… Handout
Students learn about latitude, longitude, and the potential effects of climate change.
Water Atlas Curriculum Lesson 24
PART 3: Using the grid below, plot the locations of the above lakes.
Latitude
28° 49’
28° 48’
28° 47’
28° 46’
28° 45’
28° 44’
28° 43’
28° 42’
28° 41’
28° 40’
28° 39’
28° 38’
28° 37’
81° 25’
81° 20’
81° 15’
81° 10’
81° 05’
81° 00’
Longitude
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