Absolute and Relative Location

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Absolute and Relative Location

• West Virginia,
• Wild and Wonderful!

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West Virginias Absolute Location

• I live in Huntington, WV located at 38 N, 82
  W.

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Absolute Location

• The exact position of a place on Earth, using
  latitude and longitude.
• Washington, D.C. is located at 38 N,
• 77 W.
• New York City is located at 40 N, 74 W.
• Gwangju, Korea is located at 35 N,
• 126 E.

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Latitude

• Lines of latitude run east and west.

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Longitude

• Lines of longitude run north and south.

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West Virginias Relative Location

• I live in the Ohio Valley.

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Relative Location

• Where a place is compared with one or more other
  places.
• I live near the Sonoco on Twentieth Street.
• I live over by Woodmere Cemetery.
• He lives and works on the East Coast.
• My grandma lives in the northern part of the
  state.

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Four Geographical Regions of West Virginia
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The Ohio Valley

• Lowest Point is 500 feet above sea level located
  at mouth of Big Sandy River

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Highlights of the Ohio Valley
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The Allegheny Plateau

• Appears Mountainous because of cuts made by
  rivers
• Slopes downward towards the Ohio River

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Highlights of the Allegheny Plateau
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The Allegheny Highlands

• Dividing line between eastern and western West
  Virginia
• Highest Point is at Spruce Knob, 4,862 feet above
  sea level
• East of the front eventually empties into the
  Atlantic Ocean
• West of the front eventually empties into the
  Gulf of Mexico

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The Appalachian Mountains
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Highlights of the Allegheny Highlands
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The Potomac Section

• Potomac River forms the northern border between
  West Virginia and Maryland
• The first European settlers made their homes in
  this region

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Highlights of the Potomac Section
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