1. Geography Basics

2. Types of Maps Political Maps Physical Maps Thematic Maps
Shows the borders that
divide nations from one
another.
Physical Maps
Uses colors or contour lines
to show difference in
elevation.
Thematic Maps
Emphasizes a single
resource or piece of
information.

3. Political Map

4. Physical Map

5. Thematic Maps

6. World Life Expectancy

7. Features of a Map Map Title: Tells what the map is about.
Map Key (Legend): A table used to explain what symbols mean on a map or chart.
Compass Rose: a marker that indicates direction on a map.
Map Scale: Used to measure distance on a map.

8. Location, Location, Location
Location is the position on the Earth’s surface.
Types:
1a.) Absolute Location:
the exact position of a place on the
earth’s surface.
1b.) Relative Location:
location in relation to other places

9. 1a.) Absolute Location Found using a grid system of number lines.
You are here
Found using a grid
system of number
lines.

10. Lines of Latitude or south of the equator Also called
Measures north
or south of the
equator
Also called
parallels because
they are parallel to
the Equator.
North Pole = 90° N
South Pole = 90°S
Equator divides
earth into two
hemispheres.
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere

11. Lines of Longitude
Measures east or west of the Prime Meridian (Greenwich, UK)
Also called meridians, which intersect at the poles.
180° = International Date Line
Prime Meridian on one side/IDL on the other.
PM/IDL divides earth into two hemispheres
Western
Hemisphere
Eastern
Hemisphere

12. When crossing the date line add
When crossing the date line, add a day going west, and subtract a day going east.

13. Reading the Global GridY
X = Equator &
Parallels X
Y = PM, IDL &
Meridians

14. North
West
East
South

15. Y X
Read x first, then y second. (x,y)

16. Practice Time

17. Reading Graphs
Pie Graph

18. Line Graph

19. Bar Graph

20. Physical & Cultural Landscapes

21. Physical Landscapes:

22. Cultural Landscapes:

23. Human/Environmental Interaction

24. Cultural Interaction
Cultural Diffusion: the spread of ideas and cultures as people move and interact with each other.

25. Migration
the movement of people from place to place

26. PUSH Factors
Why people leave.

27. PULL Factor
Why they go to another place.