Use a protractor to determine which latitudes are drawn on the following map of the earth. (Note: All of your angles will be less than 90°.)

Part I: Latitude and Longitude - Activity 2

Determine the approximate positions (latitude and longitude) of the following cities that Pride of Baltimore II will be visiting on her tour of Asia. Notice that the latitudes and longitudes are both given in 5° increments, so you will have to estimate where the latitudes and longitudes are in between them.

City	Latitude (N or S)	Longitude (E or W)
Shanghai, China
Hong Kong, China
Keelung, Taiwan
Pusan, South Korea
Tokyo, Japan

Part III: Finding Our Location Today!

What purposes do you think the world has found for GPS today?




Activity 4

Summarize in your own words how technology has improved through the ages to help us be able to determine locations. Include the development of GPS and what GPS is. Also, include how you feel your life may benefit from the development of GPS.

Part IV: What Is My Location?- Activity 4

1. The name of your hometown is:________________

2. The two letter abbreviation for your state is:______ (MD is Maryland)

3. Your 5-digit zip code is:____________

Use the above information to fill in the boxes on the web page for the Census Bureau's "U.S. Gazetteer" and then hit SEARCH.

Now, record your location here:

Latitude: ____________________________

Longitude: ___________________________

Make sure that you know which one is latitude (N or S), and which one is longitude (E or W)! Now click on where it says map, right underneath the location, and a map will come up, showing the location of your post office with a red dot. Check it out! (You will need to click the "back" button on your web browser twice to return to the lesson.)