World Geography use your graphic organizer
What Is Geography? Study of everything on Earth, from rocks and rainfall to people and places Study how natural environment influences people Study how people’s activities affect Earth Study how world is changing Important part is perspective (the way a person looks at something)
Map Essentials Maps are visual representations of geographic information Standard ways that maps show information Symbols Color Lines Boundaries Contours
This map shows a lot of color? What do the different colors represent?
Map Elements: Compass Rose Directional indicator (shows directions) identifies orientation Most common is the compass rose Cardinal directions north, south, east and west Intermediate directions northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest
Which one do you like best? Simple, but nice Too complicated??? Has the Cardinal & Intermediate Points Truthfully, this one is from “Lord of the Rings”
Map Elements: Scale Used to represent distances between points on a map Areas can be represented using a variety of scales Amount of detail shown on a map is dependent on the scale used
Map Elements: Scale According to the scale, about how far is it from Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Montgomery, Alabama?
Map Elements: Legend Explains what the symbols mean Also called a Key
What are the parts of the map that you see? Why are they important?
Lines of latitude East-west lines which measure distances north and south of the equator Measured in degrees Also called parallels
Lines of longitude North-south lines which measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian Measured in degrees Also called meridians