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Science
Quarter 4 – Module 1:
Locating Places Using
Coordinate System
Science– Grade 7
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Quarter 4– Module 1: Locating Places Using Coordinate System
First Edition, 2020

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Science
Quarter 3 – Module 1:
Locating Places Using
Coordinate System
Introductory Message

This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners, can
continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions,
exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.

Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by-step as
you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.

Pre-tests are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lessons in each SLM. This
will tell you if you need to proceed with completing this module or if you need to ask
your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for a better understanding of the lesson.
At the end of each module, you need to answer the post-test to self-check your
learning. Answer keys are provided for each activity and test. We trust that you will
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In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are also provided
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help you on your home-based learning.

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Thank you.
 What I Need to Know

Hello learners? Do you know where you are right now here on Earth? Have
you experienced being lost in a city or in a forest? Have you asked a stranger to help
you find your way back home? When we want to find our way, we can do it by looking
at the positions of the sun in the sky. In the morning, the sun rises in the East and
in the evening it sets in the West. If you stand facing East and hold your hands out,
your left hand will point North and your right hand will point South.

In your past lessons in elementary, you have learned the four cardinal points,
the North, South, East, and West. We can find these directions in the compass, world
maps, globe, and even in some applications like GPS on your smartphone.

Nowadays, people find it easy to locate certain places in just one click on a
site, apps, and Google searches. But have you been wondering how to exactly locate
certain places on Earth? This module consists of activities that will help you explore
some of the famous countries and favorite places in history. You will learn to read
and recognize coordinates on a map and gain an understanding of latitude and
longitude

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. demonstrate how places on Earth may be located using coordinates

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 What I Know

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer and write it in your notebook/on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. Which of the following is an imaginary line that circles the Earth at 0 degrees
latitude?
a. Equator c. North Pole
b. International Date Line d. Prime Meridian

2. Longitude starts at an imaginary line running through Greenwich, England.

What is the name of this imaginary line?
a. Arctic Circle c. Prime Meridian
b. Equator d. South Pole

3. Mark is standing at 41 degrees North Latitude. Liza is at 21 degrees North

Latitude. Which one is closer to the Equator?
a. Liza c. They have the same
b. Mark Anthony distance from the equator.
d. none of the choices

4. When measuring the lines of latitude, always begin with the ____________,
which represents 0 degrees.
a. Equator c. North Pole
b. Longitude d. Prime Meridian

For questions 5-10, use the world map to answer.

5. What latitude would India be located in?

a. 20 ° East latitude c. 20 ° South latitude
b. 20 ° North latitude d. 20 ° West latitude

6. Which place is located at 40°N and 140°E?

a. Canada c. Mexico
b. Japan d. Mongolia

7. What are the approximate degrees’ latitude and longitude of the United
Kingdom?
a. 58° N and 48° W c. 70° S and 40° W
b. 70° N and 40° W d. 58° S and 48° W

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8. What approximate longitude could you find in the Philippines?

a. 60 ° E c. 122 ° E
b. 60 ° W d. 122 ° W

9. In which latitudes could you find the Philippines?

a. Between 0°and 30° N c. Between 120° E and 180° E
b. Between 0°and 30° S d. Between 120° E and 180° W

10. Which countries does the longitude 60° E run through?

a. Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia c. Iran, Kenya, Singapore
b. Iran, Kenya d. Mongolia, Singapore

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 Lesson
Locating Places Using
1 Coordinate System

In your previous module, you have learned the different types of charges and
perform activities that will demonstrate how objects can be charged in different ways.
You also learned that different materials have positive (+) and negative (-) charges
and have the ability to lose or gain electrons when they come into contact with
different materials through friction.

This time, we will study how the coordinate system is used in locating specific
places on earth using maps and a globe. We will explore some geographical terms
used to determine and describe the position or location of any place on the Earth’s
surface.

But for now, let us test if you still remember some of the important concepts in
your past lesson.

What’s In

Directions: Identify if the following symbols and images indicate ATTRACTION or

REPULSION. Write your answers in your notebook/ on a separate sheet of paper.

1. 5.

2. 6.
.

3. 7.
.

4. 8.
.

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 What’s New

Activity No.1
Directions: Below is a Treasure Island Map in grids. Help the Guiding Star (1,J) to
identify the coordinate pairs of the following items. Write your answers in your
notebook/ on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Captain Pirate 6. Ring

2. Coconut tree 7. Skull

3. Monkey 8. Shark

4. Nipa hut 9. Shovel

5. Pirate ship 10. Treasured box

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 What is It

How do you find a city or other location on a world map or globe? It might be
easy to find Manila, Philippines, but what if you were asked to find the Bermuda
Triangle? Where would you begin to look? Searching for places on a world map or
globe can be time-consuming and frustrating. Sometimes you do not know where to
begin looking. You can find a place more quickly if you know its address. You can
find your seat in your classroom if you know that you are sitting in Section 7
Socrates, Row 2, Seat #5.

All places on Earth have specific addresses. This address makes it easy to find
a place. To help us locate places on the earth’s surface, we use a coordinate system.
This coordinate system is like placing a giant grid over the earth. This grid has lines
extending from east to west called lines of latitude and lines extending from North
to South called lines of longitude.

Lines of latitude and longitude are both seen in maps and globes. But have
you asked yourself which one is better to use? Well, globes and maps are tools used
to display and locate places on Earth but in different ways. Each tool has its own
advantages and disadvantages.

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 A globe is a round model of Earth. That means it’s round just like the Earth
but smaller. A globe shows accurate shapes, sizes, and distances of land and water.
Accurate means something is exactly right or correct. Globes are the most accurate
tool to show the real size and shape of a place. However, have you ever tried to take
a globe in the car for a road trip? It wouldn’t be very useful for several reasons. First,
a globe is not very portable due to its size. Second, a globes’ main purpose is to
display the continents and oceans, not roads or landmarks. Another disadvantage is
that you can only see one side of the world at a time.

On the other hand, a map is a flat drawing of the earth. A map is more
convenient than a globe because it is flat. Convenient means that something is easy
to use. You can fold a map and take it anywhere. Computers and smartphones with
GPS systems use maps. Another advantage is that maps can be more detailed for a
special purpose such as: focusing on one place, road maps, elevation maps,
population maps or climate maps. Even though maps are convenient, a major
disadvantage is that they are not as accurate compared to globes. Maps show
distortion which means the sizes and shapes are not accurate. The distortion is
caused because map makers have to display around the Earth into a flat map. Study
the interrupted map below. A map like this is not easy to read, so they stretch the
empty spaces and create distortion. The areas near the poles have wider gaps so
there is more distortion in those areas.

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LATITUDE

Latitudes are imaginary horizontal lines that extend east and west across the
Earth. Latitudes are divided into five lines that are parallel to the equator. The
equator is an imaginary line that measures 0° latitudes and serves as a reference
point that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. The first
latitude line in the upper of the equator is the Tropic of Cancer with a latitude of
(23.5°N) followed by the Arctic Circle at the uppermost part with a latitude of (66.5
°N). People who live between the zone of the equator and the Tropic of Cancer
experience a warm and humid climate.

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geography-glossary

Below the Equator is the latitude of Tropic of Capricorn (23.5°S) followed by

the bottom-most part Antarctic Circle with a latitude of (66.5 °S). People who lived
between the zone of the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn experienced four
seasons- winter, spring, summer, and autumn.

LONGITUDE

Like lines of latitude, lines of longitude are imaginary vertical lines that
extend north and south. Lines of longitude are evenly spaced at the Equator but meet
at the poles. The starting point for longitude is the Prime Meridian. The Prime
Meridian is located at 0° longitudes and the 180° line divides the Earth into two
hemispheres- the Western and the Eastern Hemisphere. Places located east of the
Prime Meridian have an east longitude and is written as 15 °E, 30 °E and so on.
Places located west of the Prime Meridian have a west longitude and is written as 15
°W, 30 °W and so on.

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International Date Line

While the world is divided into 24 time zones, there has to be a place where
there is a difference in days, somewhere the day truly “starts” on the planet. The
180° line of longitude is approximately where the International Date Line passes.
The time at this longitude is exactly 12 hours from the 00 longitude, irrespective of
whether one travels westward or eastward from the Prime Meridian. We know that
time increases east of the Prime Meridian and decreases to its west. Hence, for a
person moving east of the Prime Meridian, the time would be 12 hours less than the
time at 0° longitude. For another person moving westward, the time would be 12
hours more than the Prime Meridian.

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If we see this imaginary line, then we find that it is not straight but zigzags to
avoid political and country borders and to not cut some countries in half. But, if it is
a straight line, then it determines the same landmass into two parts and then both
places have different dates on the same day. It would be very inconvenient if one part
of a country had one date of the week while another part would have a different date.

Locating places using lines of Latitude and Longitude

If you wish to find the absolute location of the Philippines on the map or globe,
for example, using latitude and longitude. The first step is to see if it is in the Northern
Hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere. Then, look to see if it is in the Eastern
Hemisphere or Western hemisphere. Finally, find its exact location using lines of
latitude and longitude. Not all lines of latitude and longitude are shown on the map
or globe. So, if we want to find the approximate latitude and longitude of the
Philippines, we can say that it is located in the North-Eastern Hemisphere near the
equator, between 0° latitude and 20°N latitude and 100°E of the earth’s surface. Look
at the Philippine country encircled on the map below. To get detailed, in locating
certain places on Earth using the lines of latitude.

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 https://worldmapblank.com/world-map-with-longitude-and-latitude/.

Absolute Location describes precise locations of a place based on a fixed point

on earth. The most common way to identify a location is by using coordinates such
as latitude and longitude. It is expected to give the latitude of a place first, and the
longitude second.

For example, you would say "35 degrees north, 77 degrees west". This
eliminates the need to say the words latitude and longitude. Make sure that you give
a direction with the number. If you simply say "66 degrees latitude", there are two of
them - one in the north and one in the south. To find a latitude line such as 60
degrees north latitude, you must do three things. First, go to your starting line (the
Equator). Secondly, determine which direction you must go (north or south). Lastly,
determine the distance in degrees you must go (60).

On the other hand, to find a longitude line such as 40 degrees east longitude,
you must do three things. First, go to your starting line (the Prime Meridian). The
next step is to determine which direction you must go (east or west). Finally,
determine the distance in degrees you must go (40). If you find the intersection of
these two lines: (60 degrees North latitude and 40 degrees East longitude), you have
found the exact (absolute) location of a particular place on the earth's surface.

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 What’s More

Activity No. 2: What’s My Name!

Directions: Identify the different parts of the globe shown below. Write your answers
in your notebook /on a separate sheet of paper.

Activity No. 3: Meet Me!

Directions: Using the Philippine map, determine the places in the following latitude
and longitude. Write your answers in your notebook /on a separate sheet of paper.

1. 17 °N and 122°E 6. 14 °N and 123°E

2. 13 °N and 121°E 7. 10.5 °N and 124°E

3. 10 °N and 19°E 8. 13.8 °N and 121°E

4. 11 °N and 125°E 9. 12.3 °N and 123.5 °E

5. 16 °N and 120°E 10. 10.5 °N and 124°E

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 What I Have Learned

Directions: Complete the paragraph below by choosing the words from the box given
below. Write your answers in your notebook /on a separate sheet of paper.

west Prime Meridian latitude

location longitude Greenwich

north coordinates east

equator

Any (1) ____________ on Earth is described by two numbers, its (2) ____________
and its (3) ____________. If a pilot or a ship’s captain wants to specify the position on
a map, these are the (4) ____________ they would use. Longitude lines run (5)
____________ to (6) ____________. There are 360 of them, each of these is called a
degree. The 0° line or (7) ____________ runs through (8) ____________ in England,
hence the expression Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT. Latitude lines run (9)
____________ to the south. Zero 0° latitude runs along the (10) ____________.

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 What I Can Do

Directions: Design a colorful community map by creating your own grid lines. Use
numbers, letters, or symbols to represent latitudes and longitudes. Plot the position
of your streets, store, building, school, and other items present on the community
map. Place your illustration in your notebook /on a separate sheet of paper.

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Please be guided with this rubric for designing your Community Map.

5 4 3 2 1

The map is The map is The map is The map The map is
exceptionall easy to read easy to is difficult messy and
Neatness y creative and read, but a to read almost
and and easy to coloring is bit and very impossible
Creativity read with good. confusing. confusing. to read. No
wonderful Coloring is Coloring coloring.
coloring. not always is very
neat. messy.

5 4 3 2 1

All Most Some of the A bit of Little

information information information the information
All
information on the map on the map on the map informatio are
included on are clearly are are n are included
the map included included included, included and not
and but not but not and not properly
labeled. perfectly properly properly labeled.
labeled. labeled. labeled.

5 4 3 2 1

Everything Most items Some items More Inaccurate

is accurate. are are not items on and has
Spelling is accurate. accurate. the map poor
Accuracy correctly Spelling is Spelling of are out of spelling.
written. correctly some words placed.
written. is not Poor
correctly spelling.
written.

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 Assessment

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer and write it in your notebook/on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. What is the name of the line of longitude where the day would change when
you cross it?
a. Equator c. Prime Meridian
b. International Date Line d. Tropic of Cancer

2. What is the name of the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the
Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
a. Equator c. Prime Meridian
b. International Date Line d. Tropic of Capricorn

3. What is the name of the imaginary line that passes through the North Pole
and the South Pole?
a. Earth’s axis c. Earth’s Meridian
b. Earth’s axle d. North Pole

4. Which is the correct order for coordinates?

a. Latitude, equator c. Longitude, latitude
b. Latitude, longitude d. Longitude, origin

5. Which country does Prime Meridian pass through?

a. Canada c. France
b. England d. United States

6. What is the first step in finding the latitude of a certain place on a map?
a. Start at the equator c. Start at the Prime Meridian
b. Start with the longitudes d. All of the above

7. Which of the following is the second step in finding the longitude of certain
places on a map?
a. determine if the direction is east or west
b. determine if the direction is north or south
c. start to look at the north pole to south pole
d. start to look at the south pole to north pole

8. Which of the following is more convenient and detailed to use when you need
to look for a particular location using technology?
a. atlas c. GPS
b. globe d. World map

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9. Which of the following latitudes and longitudes represent the nearest location
of the South Pacific Ocean?
a. 40 °S, 130 °E c. 40 °S, 130 °W
b. 40 °S, 100 °E d. 40 °S, 100 °W

10. Which of the following latitudes and longitudes represent the nearest
location of Australia?
a. 20 °S, 140 °E c. 20 °S, 100 °W
b. 20 °S, 100 °E d. 20 °S, 90 °W

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 Additional Activities

Directions: Using the atlas shown below, answer the following questions about the
latitude and the longitude of Central Asia. Write your answers in your notebook/on
a separate sheet of paper.

1. What country is located at 45°N, 100°E?

2. What country is located at 30°N, 55°E?

3. If you are at 50°N, 125°E, where are you?

4. Pretend you are traveling through Central Asia. You start at 30°N, 65°E. What
country are you in? Now move 10° to the north. What is your latitude reading?
What country are you in now?

5. From your location in problem #4, move 5° westward. What is your longitude
reading? Which country are you in?

6. Now, move 20° to the north and 25° to the east. What is your latitude and
longitude reading? What country are you in?

7. Which countries does the latitude line 40°N run through?

8. Which countries does the longitude line 70°E run through?

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What I Know What's In What's New What's More
Activity No.2
1. A 1. ATTRACTION 1. 6,C
2. B 2. REPULSION 2. 12,F 1. Arctic
3. A 3. REPULSION 3. 9,D Circle
4. A 4. ATTRACTION 4. 12,E 2. Tropic of Cancer
5. B 5. REPULSION 5. 10,I 3. Antarctic Circle
6. B 6. ATTRACTION 6. 6. 15,E 4. North Pole
7. B 7. REPULSION 7. 7,E 5. South Pole
8. C 8. ATTRACTION 8. 15,C 6. Prime Meridian
9. A 9. 5,F 7. Equator
10. A 10.4,G 8. Tropic of
Capricorn
What's More What I have What I Can Do Assessment
Activity No.3 Learned
Some answers may 1. B
1. Isabela 1. location be subjective. 2. A
2. Occidental 2. latitude (Answers may vary). 3. A
Mindoro 3. longitude 4. B
3. Palawan 4. coordinates 5. B
4. Leyte 5. east 6. A
5. Sulu 6. west 7. A
6. 6. Pangasinan 7. Prime Meridian 8. C
7. Camarines Norte 8. Greenwich 9.C
8. Batangas 9. north 10. A
9. Masbate 10. equator
10.Cebu
Additional Activities
1. Mongolia
2. Iran
3. China
4. 40 °N, Uzbekistan
5. 60 °E, Turkmenistan
6. 60 °N, 85 °E, Russian Federation (Russia)
7. Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, China
8. Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia
Answer Key
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