The Geography of Our World Chapter 1

Vocabulary

Is the study of the people and places of Earth. Geography

Water, land, plants, animals, and weather Environment

It is one half of Earth’s surface. Hemisphere

Is an area that is defined by certain features. Region

Welcome to Geography What is Geography? Why is Geography important? How do geographers describe and explain a place? What physical and human features make places different?

Geography is the study of the people and places of Earth. What is Geography? Geography is the study of the people and places of Earth.

Why is Geography important? Geography explains the forces that shape the land, and explores the connections between living things and their environment.

How do geographers describe and explain a place? They ask three questions: Where is it? Why is it there? What is it like there?

What physical and human features make places different? Physical Features include: mountains, valleys, bodies of water, plants, animals, soil, wind, and rain. Human features include: language, foods, jobs, beliefs, and buildings.

Physical or human features? Game Physical or human features?

Write it down Physical features Human features

Where in the World Are You? What is a sphere? Name the Continents and Oceans of the Earth. What four hemispheres divide the Earth? Which hemispheres are divided by the prime meridian? What divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres?

A sphere is a shape like a ball. What is sphere? A sphere is a shape like a ball.

Name the continents and oceans of the Earth. Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. Oceans: Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, and Pacific

Four hemispheres

What four hemispheres divide the earth? The Northern The Southern The Eastern The Western

Prime meridian Equator

Which hemispheres are divided by the prime meridian? The Eastern The Western

What divides the northern and southern hemispheres? The equator

Make a list of names of the continents and oceans. Game Competition Make a list of names of the continents and oceans.

Latitude, Longitude, and Maps What system do geographers use to give the exact location of a place? How are lines of latitude and longitude are different? What are lines of longitude called? Name two features that define a region?

What system do geographers use Geographers tell the degrees of the latitude and longitude lines that cross in that place.

How are lines of latitude and longitude are different? Lines of latitude circle the globe parallel to the equator; Lines of longitude run between the north and south poles.

What are lines of longitude called? meridians

Name two features that define a region. Two features that define a region are: language and weather.

Write it down Locate two places on a map, and write down the location of each place using the latitude and longitude coordinates. Exchange your list with a partner and take turns identifying the place on a map.

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