Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC):
Demonstrate how places on Earth may be located using a coordinate system. (S7ES-IVa-1)
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SCIENCE 7
QUARTER 4 WEEK 1 LESSON 2
Locating Places on the Globe or Map using Coordinate System
Learning Objective:
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Locate places on a map using the coordinate system.
ABCDE
30%
EQUATOR 0°
WEST
15°
15°
30⁰
45°
60°
60
75%
75⁰
A Africa (Continent)
90°
D Egypt (Country)
NORTH
PRIME
MERIDIAN
180° 150 120° 90° 60° 30° 0° 30° 60° 90° 120° 150° 180°
Australia (Continent)
C Canada (Country)
Canada
Greenland (Country)
F Madagascar (Country)
G New Zealand (Country)
H Philippines (Country)
I Russia (Country)
J South America (Continent)
South America
Greenland
Hill
1.
3.
5.
7.
9.
Egypt
11.
13.
15.
17.
19.
• Africa
Madagascar
90⁰
180 150 120° 90° 60° 30° 0° 30° 60° 90° 120° 150° 180°
90°
PRIME
MERIDIAN
SOUTH
2000 km
LATITUDE
(North - N or South - S)
Russia
1000 ml
Activity # 2: Where our Lines meet?
Directions: Using the map above, find the latitude and longitude of the given location.
LOCATION
90°
75%
2.
4.
6.
8.
10.
12.
14.
16.
18.
20.
60°
75°
450
Philippines 15°
30°
Australia
Oº EQUATOR
EAST
45"
15⁰
30⁰
New Zealand
LONGITUDE
(East - E or West - W)