6th Grade Social Studies

Unit 2, Lesson 2:
How Can the Global
Grid Help Us Better
Understand the Earth?

The Global
Grid

NP

NP

SP

Latitude
NP

SP

Latitude
NP

Equator = 0o

SP

Latitude
NP

Equator = 0o

SP

Latitude
NP

30o N

Equator = 0o

SP

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Latitude
NP

30o N

Equator = 0o

SP

11

Latitude
NP

30o N

Equator = 0o

30o S

SP

12

Latitude
NP

30o N

Equator = 0o

30o S

SP

13

Latitude
NP

60o N
30o N

Equator = 0o

30o S

SP

14

Latitude
NP

60o N
30o N

Equator = 0o

30o S

SP

15

Latitude
NP

60o N
30o N

Equator = 0o

30o S
60o S
SP

16

Longitude
NP

SP

17

Longitude
NP

SP

18

Longitude
NP

SP

Prime Meridian = 0o

19

Longitude
NP

SP

Prime Meridian = 0o

20

Longitude
NP

30oW

SP

Prime Meridian = 0o

21

Longitude
NP

30oW

SP

Prime Meridian = 0o

22

Longitude
NP

30oW

30oE

SP

Prime Meridian = 0o

23

Longitude
NP

30oW

30oE

SP

Prime Meridian = 0o

24

Longitude
NP

60oW

30oW

30oE

SP

Prime Meridian = 0o

25

Longitude
NP

60oW

30oW

30oE

SP

Prime Meridian = 0o

26

Longitude
NP

60oW

30oW

30oE

60oE

SP

Prime Meridian = 0o

27

The Global
NP
Grid

SP

28

29

15oN

30

30oN
15oN

31

45oN

30oN
15oN

32

60oN
45oN

30oN
15oN

33

60oN
45oN

30oN

15oW

15oN

34

60oN
45oN

30oN

15oW

30oW

15oN

35

60oN
45oN

30oN

15oW

30oW

45oW

15oN

36

60oN
45oN

30oN

15oW

30oW

45oW

60oW

15oN

37

60oN
45oN

30oN

15oW

30oW

45oW

60oW

15oN

38

45 N 45
W

60oN
45oN

30oN

15oW

30oW

45oW

60oW

15oN

39

60oN
45oN

30oN

15oW

30oW

45oW

60oW

15oN

40

30 N 30
E

60oN
45oN

30oN

15oW

30oW

45oW

60oW

15oN

41

60oN
45oN

30oN

15oW

30oW

45oW

60oW

15oN

42

30 S 30
W

60oN
45oN

30oN

15oW

30oW

45oW

60oW

15oN

43

60oN
45oN

30oN

15oW

30oW

45oW

60oW

15oN

44

15 S
45E

60oN
45oN

30oN

15oW

30oW

45oW

60oW

15oN

45

46

Kessenum
a, Japan

47

Kesennu
ma, Japan

Craig,
Alaska

48

Guess the latitude and longitude of these two

places.

49

Kesennuma Japan
141E

38N

50

Kesennuma Japan
141E
Craig, Alaska
133W

38N

55N

51

Latitude and
Climate
NP

60o N

30o N

Equator = 0o

30o S
60o S
SP

52

NP

Equator = 0o

SP

53

NP
Arctic Circle

approx. 66o N

Equator = 0o

SP

54

NP
Arctic Circle

approx. 66o N

Equator = 0o

Antarctic Circle

approx. 66o S

SP

55

NP
Arctic Circle

Tropic of Cancer

approx. 66o N

approx. 23o N

Equator = 0o

Antarctic Circle

approx. 66o S

SP

56

NP
Arctic Circle

Tropic of Cancer

approx. 66o N

approx. 23o N

Equator = 0o
Tropic of Capricorn

Antarctic Circle

approx. 23o S

approx. 66o S

SP

57

NP
Arctic Circle

Tropic of Cancer

Equator = 0o
Tropic of Capricorn

Antarctic Circle
SP

58

NP
Arctic Circle

Tropic of Cancer

Equator = 0o
Tropic of Capricorn

Antarctic Circle
SP

59

Cool to
bitterly cold

NP
Polar

Arctic Circle

Tropic of Cancer

Equator = 0o
Tropic of Capricorn

Antarctic Circle
Polar
SP

60

NP
Polar
Arctic Circle

Tropic of Cancer

Equator = 0o
Tropic of Capricorn

Antarctic Circle
Polar
SP

61

Hot
NP
Polar
Arctic Circle

Tropic of Cancer

Tropical

Equator = 0o
Tropic of Capricorn

Antarctic Circle
Polar
SP

62

NP
Polar
Arctic Circle

Tropic of Cancer

Tropical

Equator = 0o
Tropic of Capricorn

Antarctic Circle
Polar
SP

63

Hot summers, cold

winters, moderate
spring and fall

NP
Polar

Arctic Circle

Temperate

Tropic of Cancer

Tropical

Equator = 0o
Tropic of Capricorn

Temperate
Antarctic Circle
Polar
SP

64

What are two other factors

besides latitude that affect
climate?

65

Being near large

bodies of water.

66

Being near large

bodies of water.

Elevation

67

Where is it? Determining Absolute

Location

68

Where is it? Determining Absolute

Location

Lines of
Latitude

69

Where is it? Determining Absolute

Location

+
Lines of
Latitude

70

Where is it? Determining Absolute

Location

+
Lines of
Latitude

Lines of
Longitude

71

Where is it? Determining Absolute

Location

+
Lines of
Latitude

=
Lines of
Longitude

72

Where is it? Determining Absolute

Location

+
Lines of
Latitude

=
Lines of
Longitude

Global
Grid

73

Where is it? Determining Absolute

Location

+
Lines of
Latitude

=
Lines of
Longitude

Global
Grid

Used to identify the

absolute location
of a place.

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Where is it? Determining Absolute

Location

+
Lines of
Latitude

Affect on
climate

=
Lines of
Longitude

Global
Grid

Used to identify the

absolute location
of a place.

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