Intro to Geography What do you think geography

Intro to Geography

What do you think geography means?

Definition • Geo = Earth • Graphia = Writing • Ancient Greeks used it to describe places they had been

Modern Geography • 1) Where is a place located? • 2) What is that place like? • Write following question on a cue card • 3)A place is created from its environment and the people living in the environment. How are Africa and Sweden different?

Africa vs Sweden

Directions • Where you are going? • Cardinal directions: • North, South, East, West • Intermediate directions: • North east, South west, Northwest

How do know where North is? • 1) Where the sun rises( east) and sets (west) • 2) Magnetic compass, needle points North

Maps • Show places on earth at a smaller scale

Parts of a Map • Legend : What colors and symbols on a map mean • Symbol: Image that means something • Look at page 342

Parts of a map • Conventional symbols: • Scales-Real distance from 2 places is smaller. • Verbal (1 cm=1 km)- Helps estimate distances • Line -Helps to estimate distances • Numerical(1: 1250) –Indicates size

Large scale vs small scale pg 346 • What is the difference? • Large scale: Useful to represent neighbourhoods and cities. • Ex. 1: 10 000 or 1: 50 000 • Small scale: Useful to represent huge territories. • 1: 250 000 or 1: 80 000

Estimating distance with Verbal scale • On page 344 it states 1 cm = km • 1) Using a ruler Measure distance from Levis to Riviere du loup. • 2) Multiply that number by 50

Estimate with Line scales pg 357 • http: //www. bing. com/maps/default. aspx? q =matane+to+sainte+anne+des+monts&mk t=en&FORM=HDRSC 4#Y 3 A 9 NDUu. NTIw MDAwfi 03 My 41 Nz. Aw. MDAmb. HZs. PTQmc 3 R 5 PXImc. T 1 t. YXRhbm. Ul. Mj. Uy. MA==

Line Scale • 0 20 40

Atlas Book with many maps • Table of contents • Conventional symbols • Index • Relief- Shows shapes of land water. Color system shows height