Exploring Springfield, Virginia: A Vibrant Place with Rich Culture and Natural Beauty

1. Place • What is it like there? Two Features: • Human • language, religion, cultural, government, or economy • Physical (Site) •landforms, rivers and oceans, vegetation, or climate

2. Place Features

3. Place Map--Human

4. Physical Place Map (Site – identifies a place by its unique physical characteristics).

5. Location • Two Types: • Absolute (Mathematical) •An exact position on the Earth’s surface • Relative (Situation) •A position that is in relation to another position

6. Absolute Location (Mathematical) Can be described as Latitude and Longitude Example: 38º 50’ N, 77º 00’ W •Can be described as an address. Example: 6100 Rolling Road

7. Absolute Location Maps Virginia Springfield

8. Relative Location (Situation) Can be described with distances, time, or directions. Location of place relative to other objects.

9. Relative Location Map

10. Latitude and Longitude Finding absolute locations and places on a map or globe

11. Latitude Definition: Imaginary lines that run east andwest, but measure distances north and south of the Equator. The Equator is designated at 0º Latitude Also can be called parallels, and run from 0º to 90º North or South. Latitude is always given first.

12. Longitude Definition: Imaginary lines that run north and south, but measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian. The Prime Meridian is designated as 0º Longitude and runs through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England. Also can be called meridians, and run from 0º to 180º East or West.

13. Time • Telling time from longitude • 15 degrees east is 1 hour forward • 15 degrees west is 1 hour backward • Earth is divided into 24 standard time zones. 1 hour= 15 degrees • Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/Universal Time (UT) – 1884 agreement that set time at the prime meridian. • International Date Line – follows 180 degree longitude for the most part • East of IDL back 24 hours • West of IDL forward 24 hours