1. Key Terms – Geography (1)
Location *
Longitude
Latitude
Prime Meridian
Equator
Place *
Topography
Climate
Monsoons
Peninsulas
Plateaus
Savannas
Steppe
Rain forests
Tundras
Subtropics

2. Geography
Geography is the study of the Earth and its physical features.
Geographers set up the Earth in measurable terms.
Geography also involves measuring the Earth temporally and spatially (across time and space).

3. Location and its Measurements
Location → an exact mathematical point on the Earth
The Earth is broken into a mathematical grid with two distinct sets of lines: longitudinal lines and latitudinal lines

4. Latitude
The earth was initially broken up into latitudinal lines or parallels by Greek cartographers during the period of antiquity.
Latitude → imaginary lines that run from East to West (or vice versa).

5. Longitude
Longitudinal lines or meridians were created by a British clockmaker named John Harrison.
Longitude → imaginary lines that run north to south (or vice versa)

6. The Equator and Prime Meridian
Two lines divide the world evenly into four hemispheres. These two lines are the Prime Meridian and the Equator.
Equator → imaginary line that measures 0 degrees latitude and divides the world into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Prime Meridian → imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England that measures 0 degrees and divides the world into the eastern and Western Hemispheres

7. Place and its Determinants
Place → tells us about a location's special features that distinguish it from other locations
Two terms are used to describe places:
Topography → the land surface of an area and its changes
Climate → the weather conditions in an area over a period of time

8. Different Features Monsoons → seasonal winds that blow across Asia
Peninsula → A land mass surrounded on three sides by water
Plateau → A high, elevated, flat land surface surrounded by mountain ridges
Savanna → grassy plains with few trees
Steppe → dry, grassy plains with few trees
Rain forest → hot, humid forest in regions with heavy rainfall
Tundra → marshy, treeless plains near the North Pole that are frozen in the winter but thaw in the summer
Subtropics → regions bordering on the tropics.

9. Monsoons

10. Peninsulas

11. Plateaus

12. Savannas

13. Steppes

14. Rain forests

15. Tundras

16. Subtropics