Time and Place

Time Zones How many are there?Why do we have them?

Seven Continents Five Oceans North America South America Europe Asia Africa Australia Antarctica Arctic Ocean Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Southern Ocean

Physical Characteristics Landforms Climate Types Precipitation Vegetation

4 Major Landforms Mountains Hills Plateaus Plains

6 Climate Types Forest Grasslands Desert Tundra Highland Icecap All of these are impacted directly by the amount of precipitation

Greenland Antarctica

Human Characteristics Language Values Religion Ideas Art Customs Social Institutions Technology

Tokyo

Location Relative Location Uses known directions, approximate distances, and major landforms or man made structures to give a general location of a place. “Over by the windmill” or “Turn right at the big oak tree on the cliff” Absolute Location Gives a mathematical location along a grid or an address Exact Longitude or Latitude

Parallels of Latitude - Imaginary Lines drawn across a map showing degrees north or south of equator, they run east to west and never cross Equator- imaginary line of latitude going through the center of the earth Tropic of Cancer- Latitude line going through the earth at 23.5° North of Equator Tropic of Capricorn- Latitude line going through the earth at 23.5° South of Equator Arctic Circle- Latitude line going through the earth at 66°33’44” North of the Equator Antarctic Circle- Latitude line going through the earth at 66°33’44” South of the Equator

The 5 Major Parallels of Latitude Equator Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn Arctic Circle Antarctic Circle

Meridians of Longitude- Imaginary lines drawn across a map showing degrees east and west of Prime Meridian, Meridians run North to South and intersect at the north and south poles Prime Meridian- Main Line of Longitude that goes through Greenwich, England. – It is 0 ° East and West – It runs North and South, Separates the world into east and west hemispheres The opposite side of the world is 180 ° East and West – It runs North and South – The international date line

Prime Meridian

Understanding Hemispheres and Quadrants Prime Meridian Equator Latitude North Longitude West Latitude South Longitude West Latitude North Longitude East Latitude South Longitude East Example: 28° N, 48 °W Example: 19° S, 57 °W Example: 58° N, 189 °E Example: 69° S, 124 °E

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Assignment Hand it out and do the first few together.