Longitude is a similar measurement east or west of the greenwich meridian. It shows some of the countries in northern europe near the prime meridian. Understand the world in spatial terms according to hemispheres, latitude and longitude, maps, and time zones. Compass rose definitions of latitude and longitude major lines of latitude hemispheres finding locations using latitude and longitude 3. Find the latitude and longitude of the center of africa to calculate the travel distance between continents. Africas climate regions key concepts you must know, or be able to do the following. Its coast lies on the gulf of guinea in the south and it borders lake chad to the northeast.
Despite this fact, the eastwest extent appears to be smaller than the northsouth. Lines of latitude are the imaginary horizontal lines shown running east towest or west to east that run either north or south of the equa tor. Lines of latitude and longitude to show the position of weather phenomena. Lines of latitude circle the earth in an eastwest direction. Latitude and longitude, coordinate system by means of which the position or location of any place on earths surface can be determined and described. Meridians lines running from pole to pole connect points with the same. Building geography skills for life mayfield city school district. At their widest points, these are about 69 miles or 111 km apart like latitude lines. Additionally, he created one of the first maps of the world based on the.
A compass rose, sometimes called a windrose, is a figure on a compass, map, nautical chart or monument used to display the orientation of the cardinal directionsnorth. Tanzania latitude, longitude, absolute and relative. Latitude and longitude is a coordinate system that is used for locating any place on the globe. Open source country cities latitudelongitude database. Religion in africa the last 60 years have witnessed the accession to sovereign status of dozens of former colonial territories and the birth of the modern development enterprise, but also a rapid. Latitude and longitude of tanzania, its capital city and selected cities, hemisphere position, absolute locations and relative locations by trending.
Lineage organization and the scope of trust in subsaharan africa. Issuing from there, the nile flows northward, and between the latitudes of 7 and 10. Ethiopia map of ethiopia, administrative regions geography. Latitude, longitude, and temperature national geographic society. From the start, ideas about development generally overlooked the role of religion. Latitude gives the location of a place on earth, north or south of the equator. Libya is located in the north of africa between longitude. Traditional african beliefs also continue to have a significant influence on the lives of people of ghana. The aim of this module is to introduce students to the huge variation in geography that exists within the complex continent of africa. This disease has had a significant impact on african development not. They include fields such as latitude, longitude, population and more.
Historical background in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, africa witnessed an explosion of missionary activity. The modern idea of developing africa essentially dates to the years after 1945. It extends from the mediterranean coast in the north to the sahara desert in the south, with a total surface area of approximately 1. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees and denoted by the greek letter lambda. Latitude and longitude of worlds largest cities infoplease.
Libya is located in the north of africa between longitude 9o. Physical geography of west africa the 8 million square kilometers and 17 countries covered by this atlas encompass a wide range of landscapes from alluvial valleys in senegal and ghana, sandy plains and low plateaus across the sahel, and rolling hills of togo to rugged mountains with summits reaching over 1,500 m in guinea and 1,800 m in niger. Latitude is a measurement of location north or south of the equator. Use the map to answer the following questions about latitude and longitude. Even in the absence of a map with latitude and longitude lines, the parallel zonation of climate and vegetation would indicate that. How to read latitude and longitude coordinates youtube. Examples of these leaders in african theology and spirituality would be archbishop desmond tutu, charles nyamiti, kenneth kaunda, manas buthelezi, julius nyerere and many others. Latitudes and longitudes and india size and location. It is the 141st largest country in the world, with a total land area of 30,355 square kilometres 11,720 sq mi, of which a negligible percentage is covered with water. If on a globe of the earth we connect all points with the same latitude, we get circles of different size. Unlike latitude lines, they taper latitude lines are completely parallel, almost as if stacked on top of each other. Pdf unlike several decades after the world war ii, there is now a growing recognition of the importance of religion for designing development. The history of longitude is a record of the effort, by astronomers, cartographers and navigators over several centuries, to discover a means of determining longitude the measurement of longitude is important to both cartography and navigation, in particular to provide safe ocean navigation. If you do not say south and east, you get no marks.
Religious conversion in colonial africa by nathan nunn iyigun 2008, which provides evidence linking the protestant reformation to the sixteenthcentury expansion of the ottoman empire into continental europe. Within northern africa is a region that in arabic means place of sunset suitably titled at the far west side of this region. Nigeria shares land borders with the republic of benin in the west, chad and cameroon in the east, and niger in the north. Surviving social studies teaching resources teachers pay. Lines of latitude are often referred to as parallels. Whilst providing a framework for young people to understand what is going on in the continent, the aim of each lesson is to involve them in the lives of people living in africa, rather than just looking at the continent from the outside.
Understand western civilization from its beginnings to the end of the renaissance. Gis for sustainable development sustainable development is the balance of meeting humankinds present needs while protecting the environment to ensure the ful. For more world locations, use the find latitude and longitude tool. Ethiopia, eritrea, djibouti and somalia are known as the horn of africa. Latitude isalways stated first and longitude second. Even in the absence of a map with latitude and longitude lines, the parallel zonation of climate and vegetation. He devised one of the first systems of longitude and latitude and calculated the earths circumference.
Understand how cultures differ ineach of the hemispheres studied. Elements of africas geographic landscape and climate patterns pdf. Christianity is the religion of the majority in ghana. South africa is alwaysonly south and east remember, latitude and longitude is measured in degrees, minutes and tenths of a minute or seconds. Religion, politics, and development iiesinstitute for international. Longitude and latitude presentation this animated power point explains longitude and latitude in a simple, yet informative way, that allows students to comprehend the information. This africa latitude and longitude worksheet is going to give your students a more enjoyable experience while practicing coordinate mapping. Students look at lines of latitude and longitude on a world map, predict temperature patterns, and then compare their predictions to actual temperature data on. Approximately 72% of the population identify with this religion. The vertical lines on a map are called longitude lines, also known as meridians. Islam is the second most popular religion in the country with a following of 17. Lesotho is completely surrounded by south africa, making it one of only three countries in the world that. African pagans, providing education was a vehicle to attract and convert people berman. Alabama state latitude and longitude coordinates puzzle 35 coordinates to plot.
Africa is a continent comprising 63 political territories, representing the largest of the great. The africa coordinate puzzle you see is a set of 40 latitude and longitude coordinates that will eventually form the shape of africa. Organization for economic cooperation and development, 1999. The first known use of the word geography was by eratosthenes of cyrene modernday libya in north africa, an early greek scholar who lived between 276 and 194 bce. Browse plotting latitude and longitude resources on teachers pay teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational resources.
Lines of latitude and longitude are used to locate places accurately on the earths surface. Ujamaa or african socialism was a development strategy pursued in tanzania, a country formed by the union of cf. The africa coordinate puzzle you see is a set of 40 latitude and longitude coordinates that will eventually. The chart to record geographic features and their possible effect on climate slide 4, is intended to be completed on a smart board of some sort it could also be filled out on a white board or chart paper. A critical and appreciative perspective 3 these questions, we will first seek to develop a better grasp of religion as a major constituent of the worldview of african people. The exchange rate development did not follow metropolitan. Cities databases by country were happy to offer free world cities databases by country. Africa latitude and longitude and relative locations. The first few slides go over the four hemispheres, along with the equator and prime meridian. Ujamaa or african socialism was a development strategy pursued in tanzania a.
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