WORLD GEOGRAPHY USE YOUR GRAPHIC ORGANIZER WHAT IS

WORLD GEOGRAPHY USE YOUR GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY? Study of everything on Earth, from rocks and rainfall to people and places Study how natural environment influences people Study how people’s activities affect Earth Study how world is changing Important part is perspective (the way a person looks at something)

MAP SKILLS

What is a map? A map is a representation, usually on a flat surface, of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation. Now what does that mean?

A map is a representation, A map is a drawing or model usually on a flat surface, of a round Earth on a flat surface, of the features of an area of the earth that shows the landforms (mountains, rivers, etc. ) or a portion of the heavens, or part of the sky in a particular region, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships drawn to scale according to some convention of representation. using an accepted form of drawing or model.

Map Components Title Key or Legend Scale Compass Grid (Latitude/Longitude)

MAP ELEMENTS: LEGEND Explains what the symbols mean Also called a Key

MAP ELEMENTS: SCALE Used to represent distances between points on a map Areas can be represented using a variety of scales Amount of detail shown on a map is dependent on the scale used

MAP ELEMENTS: COMPASS ROSE Directional indicator (shows directions) Cardinal directions north, south, east and west Intermediate directions northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest

LINES OF LATITUDE -Lines of latitude are called PARALLELS. -They run EAST and WEST. -They lie NORTH AND SOUTH of the Equator.

LINES OF LONGITUDE Lines of Longitude are called MERIDIANS Run NORTH and SOUTH Lie EAST and WEST of the Prime Meridian