Philippine Archpelago

• A Compass is a device that indicates direction and used in navigating
• Map is a representation of usually a flat surface on earth
• Coordinate system or Grid System Helps us to locate places on Earth's surface
• Latitude lines are horizontal imaginary lines
• In latitude you use East and West for plotting
• Equidistant are also known as Parallels of Latitude
• Equator is the reference point of Latitude
• The Equator has 0 degrees
• The Equator splits the earth in two hemispheres
• the two hemispheres of latitude are North Hemisphere And South Hemisphere
• Tropic of Cancer and tropic of Capricorn are examples of Parallels of Latitude
• Countries that are in the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn are called Tropics and experience tropical climate
• Countries in Arctic and Antartic circle experience 4 seasons
• In Between of Tropic and Cancer and Arctic Circle are the northern temperature zone
• In between of the Tropic of Capricorn and Antartic Circle are the southern temperature zone
• Latitude is the imaginary vertical line that runs from north to south
• Prime meridian is the reference point of Longitude
• The prime meridian passes through Greenwhich,England
• Longitude is read and has 0 degrees
• The Antimeridian is the opposite longitude line of prime meridian
• the Anti Meridian is read and has 180 degrees
• Longitude divides the globe into eastern and western hemispheres
• Absolute Location is is referred as the global address of a place
• Absolute location is the location of a place in terms of latitude and longitude
• Relative Location describes where a location is in relation with other places
• A relative location has landmarks That pointS out where a place is