1. Intro to Geography

2. What is Geography? Geography is the study of everything on Earth.
How natural environments influence people
How people affect the Earth
How the World is changing

3. 2 Branches of Geography
1.) Human Geography 2.) Physical Geography

4. Human Geography The study and distribution of the World’s people.
Examines how people make and trade things that they need to survive.

5. Physical Geography Focuses on Earth’s natural environments
Landforms
Water features
Plants & Animals
Other physical features
Studies the processes that shape the physical environment

6. What is a Region?
Region- is an area with one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas.
Cities, States, Countries, & Continents
Defined by physical and human features

7. Types of Regions
Formal Region- has one or more common features that make it different from its surrounding areas (mountains, Rust Belt)
Functional Region- made up of different places that are linked together and function as a unit (shopping malls, cities, city transit systems)
Perceptual Region- region that reflects human feelings and attitude (home, the south)

8. Maps Globe- is a scale model of the Earth
Lines that circle the globe are in a pattern called a grid
Latitude- drawn in an East & West direction, but are labeled in degrees North or South
Longitude- drawn in a North & South direction, but are labeled in degrees East or West
Cartography – the study of maps & map making

9. Making Maps
Equator- an imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North Pole & South Pole
Divides the globe into Northern & Southern Hemispheres
Prime Meridian- an imaginary line that is drawn from the North Pole to the South Pole
Runs through Greenwich England
Divides the globe into Eastern & Western Hemispheres

10. Making Maps

11. Understanding Maps
Legend- is a guide that identifies symbols used on a map
Scale- helps determine the real distance between points on a map
Compass Rose- has arrows that point in all four cardinal directions ( North, East, South, West)