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How can I find out where a place is?

Identify the odd one out from various lists, learn how an atlas helps locate places, understand why it's called an atlas, and discover the origin of the name. Practice using coordinates to find specific locations in an atlas.

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How can I find out where a place is?

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  1. Learning Objective:To be able to use an atlas to locate placesTitle:How can I find out where …is? Lesson Starter: Identify the odd one out from each of the lists. You can use an Atlas to help. Give reasons for your choice.

  2. Where is…. ? How can I find out where a place is?

  3. Why is an Atlas called an Atlas? The ancient Greeks believed that Atlas was a hero who carried the world in on his shoulders in Space. We use the word atlas to describe a book of maps because they ‘hold’ the world!

  4. How do we use an Atlas? Humber r. England 29 E1 48N 19E Type of feature r. = River (see key) Longitude/ latitude Name of feature Country it is located in Grid square on page Page number of Atlas

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