World+Cultures

=**Welcome to the World Cultures Page!**= ==
 * //[|M]ohandas K. Gandhi//**


 * __World Cultures Course Description__:**
 * This course strives to inform students about the concept of culture and for the student to develop an understanding of geographic, historic, social, political, and economic aspects of various parts of the world. The course is broken down into regions of the world and throughout the year we will cover the following: South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Middle East, and the former Soviet Union. **


 * __Lessons__: **

Exploring the World Around Us

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_ Directions:

Using google maps or a gps receiver, describe the absolute and relative location of 5 locations on the earth's surface. For example, Pittsburgh is located east of Ohio (relative location) and it is 40.45 degrees north latitude and 79.95 degrees west longitude (absolute location). Feel free to choose __any__ location on the earth's surface. Just be sure to provide a description or name of that location (ex: my dog's dog house).

Google Maps

Visit the following sites for global positioning information and activities.

Garmin GPS Geocaching

Please post 3 ways you believe GPS technology will change our lives in the future.