February 17, 2015

WHERE ARE WE (ON EARTH)?

By now, we know that latitude zero is represented by an imaginary line called the equator, and we know as well that longitude zero is represented by the Greenwich meridian. Thus, and knowing also that there are 360 meridians (180 east and 180 west) and 180 parallels (90 north and 90 south), we can find geographical coordinates that can help us locate a place on a map.

Have a look at this video explaining latitude and longitude and get ready to know how to deal with the Earth’s imaginary grid!

About Cristina Sánchez

I am an enthusiastic teacher at a school for girls in Madrid, Spain. After having experienced firsthand the great delight there is in teaching and learning and how much this opens doors worldwide, I now want to encourage my students to take English as an essential tool for life. With it I'm sure they will find their own way towards the understanding of new cultures, new people, and also of themselves, which will enable them to carry Orvalle and its values far, far away. View all posts by Cristina Sánchez

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9 responses to “WHERE ARE WE (ON EARTH)?”

Paloma González
February 18th, 2015 at 5:20 pm

It´s a good video, now I understand it much better!

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M.Poblet
February 18th, 2015 at 5:22 pm

M.Poblet: I saw the video and and it was very interesting.
I found a video very easy to understand that you can see:

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M.Sanchez G-A
February 18th, 2015 at 5:36 pm

I think it is a very interesting video about the latitude and the longitude.
Here it is another one that I have found.

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M.Sanchez G-A
February 18th, 2015 at 5:42 pm

Sorry, I have posted one about food, and I don’t know why!
Here it is the one that I’ve tried to post.

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C.V
February 18th, 2015 at 5:44 pm

Video for latitude and longitude▶ 4:11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUMlmRzkuuY
This is a video that I found

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M.Sanchez G-A
February 18th, 2015 at 5:46 pm

http://www.google.es/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&ved=0CDwQFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.about.com%2Fgeography%2FLatitude-and-Longitude.htm&ei=pM_kVImjNIatU63igoAG&usg=AFQjCNGrcGiDeIWZ1PQPy9uFtvbsqxog9Q&sig2=UJClXThUGRfgw_x8d0I5QQ&bvm=bv.85970519,d.d24

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María Balda
February 18th, 2015 at 7:37 pm

I didn´t understand latitude and longitude because it was a little bit confusing, but with this nice video, I understand it perfectly now.

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Gracia E.B
February 22nd, 2015 at 2:07 pm

Thank you for posting this video. Now is much easy to understand what we have to study!!

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Solete Vendrell
February 26th, 2015 at 6:57 pm

I didn’t understand latitud and longitud because I didn’t know where they where and how to measure distances, now I understand it much better. The video has been a good way to understand it.

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