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Absolute Location: Latitude, Longitude, and Global Grid Systems

5th Grade · Social Studies · US-AR-SS

7 lessons

Goal

Locate geographic positions using coordinates of latitude and longitude and contrast absolute location with relative location.

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  4. Using Latitude and Longitude Grids to Find Absolute LocationNot started yet
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  6. Finding Arkansas and U.S. Landmarks by CoordinatesNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

us-arG.1.4.1Arkansas Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Compare relative and absolute location (e.g., latitude and longitude) of local and global places on a map.