Map and Globe Terms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBuMVsUvaA8
I. Work in your pairs and try to explain the following terms.
Prime meridian _________________________________________
Latitude _______________________________________________
Longitude ______________________________________________
International Date Line __________________________________
Listen to and watch the video and try to answer Qs and fill in the missing information.
a) Why is the International Date Line not straight?
__________________________________________________________________
b) What time and day is in London? ______________________________________
c) Moving westward from the prime meridian we will .......................... time.
d) Moving eastward we have to ............................................................
e) Traveling east or west of the line changes the ....................................................
f) What happens to a traveler who crosses the international date line eastward?
__________________________________________________________________
II. Location
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnpJQ4IMg1Y
What is the difference between absolute and relative location?
__________________________________________________________________________
Listen to and watch the second video and correct mistakes in these two texts.
a) Absolute location is expressed by latitude and longitude coordinates. In that it is different from a
person´ s address. Every city has a special set of coordinates. You can find absolute location in the
populated places of the world. Los Angeles is located on 34´ North latitude and 118´ East longitude.
Paris is located on 59´ North latitude and 2´ East longitude. Cape Town is located 34’South longitude
and 18´ West latitude.
b) Relative location describes a place only in terms of the things surrounding it. London is located on
the Thames river, a major motorway. This river influenced its development. Sea vessels are the most
common mode of transport today. Rivers were important to many other cities. New Orleans grew
because it lies at the spring of the Mississippi river. Railways also influenced the development, for
example in Detroit. Similarly to an absolute location, also a relative location can change over time.
Boom towns in America grew around the gold mines, they changed into ghost towns when people died
of diseases and malnutrition.
Map and Globe Terms
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBuMVsUvaA8
Work in your pairs and try to explain the following terms.
Prime meridian ________________0 meridian_________________________
Latitude _____________________šířka__________________________
Longitude ____________________délka__________________________
International Date Line __________180th meridian________________________
Listen to and watch the video and try to answer Qs and fill in the missing information.
g) Why is the International Date Line not straight? ____________________to avoid
problems in the same island or continent_______________
h) What time and day is it in London? ___________Tuesday noon____________
i) Moving westward from the prime meridian we will .count off................... time.
j) Moving eastward we have to .....................count forward.......................
k) Traveling east or west of the line changes the ..................calendar day...................
l) What happens to a traveler who crosses the international date line eastward?
____________________gains a day____________________________
II. Location
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnpJQ4IMg1Y
What is the difference between absolute and relative location?
__________________________________________________________________________
Listen to and watch the second video and correct mistakes in these two texts.
a) Absolute location is expressed by latitude and longitude coordinates. In that it is similar to a
person´ s address. Every city has a unique set of coordinates. You can find absolute location
everywhere in the world. Los Angeles is located on 34´ North latitude and 118´ West longitude. Paris
is located on 49´ North latitude and 2´ East longitude. Cape Town is located 34ˇSouth latitude and 18´
East longitude.
b) Relative location describes a place in terms of the relation to other places and things surrounding it.
London is located on the Thames river, a major waterway. This river influenced its development. Sea
vessels were the most common mode of transport in the past. Rivers were important to many other
cities. New Orleans grew because it lies at the mouth of the Mississippi river. Railways also
influenced the development, for example in Chicago. Unlike absolute location, relative location can
change over time. Boom towns in America grew around the gold mines, they changed into ghost
towns when people moved away.