1. Geography
Globes and Maps

2. Two ways of seeing Earth
Seeing the World
Two ways of seeing Earth
Maps
Globes / Atlas
globes
maps

3. There are two important aspects in a map and globe?
Land
Water

4. Land Continents Are large pieces of land
There are six separate pieces of land in a map
However, we have 7 continents
We separate one continent into two
Asia and Europe

5. Map

6. Seven Continents North America South America Africa Asia Australia
Antarctica
Europe

7. Water
Oceans
Large bodies of water
Are divided
There are four oceans

8. Oceans The four oceans: Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean
Artic Ocean

9. Can Maps Tell More Information?
There are imaginary lines in the Earth’s surface.
Called latitude and longitude
There are three types
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn

10. Latitude and Longitude
These imaginary lines run horizontally or vertically
Latitude lines run horizontally from east to west.
Longitude lines run vertically, north to south.

11. Degrees There are degrees appointed to the lines.
The degrees are numbers that help pilots and ship’s captain navigate across the sky and ocean without getting lost.
These numbers tell us a specific location.

12. Location of the Equator
What is the equator?
It divides the Earth into two halves.
The Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere

13. What is the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn?
Based on the sun’s position in relation to the earth at 2 points of the year.
First on June 21 (summer)
Second on December 21 (winter)
Tropic of Capricorn
Based on the sun’s position in relation to the earth at 2 points of the year.
First on June 21 (winter)
Second on December 21 (summer)

14. The Tropic of Cancer
The Tropic of Capricorn

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