2. Geography

3. Get out your geography vocabulary, notes and map.
Draw a direction finder on your notes and label the cardinal directions
Open you agenda to the signed Code of Conduct

4. Geography Vocabulary
Geography – the study of earth’s surface, atmosphere and people
Latitude – measure distance North and South of the Equator
Also known as parallels
Longitude – measure distance East and West of the Prime Meridian
Also known as meridians
Equator – 0 degrees latitude, separates the Northern and Southern hemispheres
Prime Meridian – 0 degrees longitude, separates the Eastern and Western hemispheres
Title – indicates the purpose of the map
Scale – tells distances on a map
Key - show the meaning of symbols on a map
Also known as a legend

5. Vocabulary cont. – pg. 2
Directional indicator – determines direction on the map. Ex. Compass Rose (North, East, South, West)
Inset Map – a smaller map located on a larger map for the purpose of showing details that cannot be seen on a larger map
Physical Map- indicates landforms such as deserts, mountains, and plains
Political Map – indicates governmental boundaries of countries, states and counties.
Continent – one of the largest 7 land bodies on the earth
Ocean – one of the four largest bodies of water on the earth
Country - an specific area that has defined boundaries and is controlled by a single government

6. Geography First used by Greeks
“geo” – Earth
“graphia” – to describe
The study of Earth’s surface, atmosphere and people

7. Can you identify all of the continents?
Clue: There are 7
Can you identify all of the continents?

8. Can you identify all of the oceans?
Clue: There are 4
Can you identify all of the oceans?

9. Were you right??

10. Organizing the Globe:
What is a Grid?
A pattern of lines on the globe, which is made up of lines of latitude and longitude.

11. Latitude

12. Latitude Also called parallels
Measure distance north/south of the Equator

13. Longitude

14. Longitude Also called meridians
Measure distance east/west of Prime Meridian
Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich, England.

15. Equator – imaginary line that runs around the earth between the North and South Poles; zero degrees latitude
Prime Meridian – line running from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England; zero degrees longitude

16. Organizing Our Globe: Hemispheres Continents
- North, South, East, & West
Continents
- Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, & South America
Oceans
- Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, & Pacific

17. Identify the Hemisphere!!!

18. 4 Elements of a Map 1. Title - 2. Scale - 3. Key/Legend -
4. Directional Indicator -
Often offers a description of the map
Shows distance on the map
Explains the symbols
Determines the directions on the map; also called a compass rose

19. Directional Indicators
Allows us to identify direction
Most common is the compass rose

20. What is wrong with this map???

21. Answer:
Nothing!!!
The directional indicator simply must mention that the top part of the map is SOUTH

22. Physical Map
Indicate landforms

23. Political Map
Indicate boundaries

24. Speculate this Map’s Purpose:

25. What is this Map’s Purpose?

26. How about this?

27. Inset Maps
A small map on the same sheet of paper as a larger map that provides additional information that cannot be shown conveniently on the larger map.

28. Absolute Location
The exact location of something on the earth’s surface expressed by a coordinate system such as latitude and longitude.
Example
Florence, SC is located at 33 degrees north latitude and 80 degrees west longitude!!!

29. Relative Location A location of a place in relation to another place
Example
Mexico is located south of the United States.