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Geography Basics
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Types of Maps• Political 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.
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Political Map
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Physical Map
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Thematic Maps
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World Life Expectancy
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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.
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Location, Location, Location• Location is the position on the Earth’s
surface.Types:Types:
1a.)1a.) Absolute Location:Absolute Location:the exact position of a place on the the exact position of a place on the earth’s surface.earth’s surface.
1b.) 1b.) RelativeRelative Location: Location:location in relation to other placeslocation in relation to other places
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1a.) Absolute Location
• Found using a grid system of number lines.
You are here
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Lines of Latitude
• 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
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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
WesternHemisphere
EasternHemisphere
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When crossing the date line add
When crossing the date line, add a day going west, and subtract a day going east.
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Reading the Global Grid
Y
X
X = Equator & Parallels
Y = PM, IDL & Meridians
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North
EastWest
South
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Practice Time
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Reading Graphs
• Pie Graph
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• Line Graph
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• Bar Graph
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Physical & Cultural Landscapes
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Physical Landscapes:
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Human/Environmental Interaction
Human Environment
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Cultural InteractionCultural Diffusion:Cultural Diffusion: tthe spread of ideas and cultures as people move he spread of ideas and cultures as people move and interact with each other.and interact with each other.
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Migration• the movement of people from place to place
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PUSH Factors• Why people leave.
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PULL Factor• Why they go to another place.