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Learning Objective: To be able to use an atlas to locate places Title: How can I find out where …is?. Lesson Starter: Identify the odd one out from each of the lists. You can use an Atlas to help. Give reasons for your choice. Where is…. ?. How can I find out where a place is?.
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Learning Objective:To be able to use an atlas to locate placesTitle:How can I find out where …is? Lesson Starter: Identify the odd one out from each of the lists. You can use an Atlas to help. Give reasons for your choice.
Where is…. ? How can I find out where a place is?
Why is an Atlas called an Atlas? The ancient Greeks believed that Atlas was a hero who carried the world in on his shoulders in Space. We use the word atlas to describe a book of maps because they ‘hold’ the world!
How do we use an Atlas? Humber r. England 29 E1 48N 19E Type of feature r. = River (see key) Longitude/ latitude Name of feature Country it is located in Grid square on page Page number of Atlas