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Geography
World History I
Mrs. Rudolph
5 Themes of Geography
Location
Place
Region
Human-Environment Interaction
Movement
What is the location of a place?
Absolute location (longitude & latitude)
Relative location (relation compared to other places)
What is the characterisitics of a place?
Physical Characteristics (landforms, climate)
Human Characteristics (language, customs)
Absolute locationLatitude
Latitude-imaginary lines on the Earth’s surface that run east and west.
When using latitude lines for absolute location use north and south in relation to the equator.
Longitude
Longitude-imaginary lines on the Earth’s surface that run north and south.
When using longitude lines for absolute location use east or west in relation to the prime meridian.
Absolute location
Scales
Variety of scales are necessary to represent areas when developing maps and the scale determines the amount of detail shown on a map.
Compass Rose
Identifies map orientation as a directional indicator (north, south, east or west)
Uses cardinal directions
Mental Maps
Mental maps are used everyday Our route to school Giving directions to others To understand world events People develop and refine their mental
maps through both personal experience and learning.
Maps
Symbols
Color
Lines
Boundaries
Contours
Maps change over time
Knowledge Map of 1421 Today’s map looks
different Satellite images GIS (Geographic
Information Systems)
Mercator map (used for ship navigation)
Polar Map (used for airline navigation)
Robinson Map (used for data representation)