Curated OER
Geography Terms
Introduce the terms and concepts related to basic map and geography skills. Terms include full definitions and cover latitude, longitude, the Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Prime Meridian, and the International Date Line.
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Viewpoints
In this latitude and longitude worksheet, students complete 10 matching questions identifying key features or locations on a map. Students also use lines of latitude and longitude to identify the time in 4 different places.
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Understanding Latitude, Longitude, and Time Zones
Students take an imaginary world tour by locating cities with latitude and longitude. They plan an itinerary and calculate the time zones from which they would call home. Then they construct word problems involving travel across time zones.
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Longitude
In this globe worksheet, students learn how longitude is measured on a globe. Students read the information before answering 5 questions. A globe will be required.
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Time Zones
Students are able to read and also use a variety of timetables and charts. They perform calculations with time, including 24-hour clock times and time zones. These are very important concepts that Students probably have to bear in mind...
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Viewpoints
In this map worksheet, students review latitude, longitude, equator, and prime meridian. This worksheet has 5 matching and 8 fill in the blank questions.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: International Date Line
Wikipedia offers information on the International Date Line, an imaginery line that offsets the hours added as one travels east through time zones.
University of Hawai'i
University of Hawaii: Time Zones
This site is provided for by the University of Hawaii. Students will learn about the purpose of time zones and then use time zone maps to calculate the time and day in a specific area.
Other
World Time Zone: Map With Current Time
See a map of the whole world with the current time given for each time zone. Also, find time zone maps of selected areas, countries observing daylight saving time, a sun clock showing the day/night areas of the world, and what the time...
PBS
Pbs Nova Online: Lost at Sea the Search for Longitude
"The quest for a reliable method to find your way at sea was one of the thorniest problems of the 1700s." Find out about the search for longitude at this NOVA site. Includes interactive Shockwave game, learning activities and more.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: International Date Line
This website provides a good general definition of the International Date Line.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Prime Meridian
This site from the Encyclopedia Wikipedia provides an encyclopedia article on the prime meridian discusses the important principles were established at the International Meridian Conference in 1884.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Prime Meridian Facts and Information
Discover fun facts about the International Date Line while learning about the Prime Meridian and Greenwich Meridian Time.