Pt 1-How do I study Geography? Pt 2-Map Basics…

1. Geography! Pt 1-How do I study Geography? Pt 2-Map Basics… L.Wagner

2. How do I study Geography? • Five Themes of Geography: • Location: • Relative location: • Absolute location: 2. Place: 3. Regions: 4. Movement: a. diffusion: 5. Human/Environment Interaction: Use text p.6 to identify Each theme. Define the terms under theme as you read further in the section…

3. The Five Themes of Geography! 1- Location: “where is it?

4. The Eiffel Tower! • Located in Paris, France • Paris is a city in Northern France • France is a country in Western Europe • Europe is in the Northern Hemisphere

5. The Great Pyramids! • Located in Cairo, Egypt • Cairo is the capital city of Egypt • Egypt is a country in Northern Africa • Africa is in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere!

6. 2- Place: Physical Characteristics: Landforms, climate, plants, Animals… Human Characteristics: Language, religion, music Architecture, way of life…

7. 3. Region-United by one or more characteristic • Arabic Language • Includes countries in • Southwest Asia and Northern Africa • Religion- Islam • The Middle East

8. 4- Human/Environment Interaction The ways people and environment affect each other… Air Pollution- industry Building cities- More concrete, no place for water… Flooding! Natural disasters- Hurricanes..coastal cities

9. 5- Movement How people change locations How goods are traded Effects of these movements Panama canal Silk road Traditional transportation

10. Learning Map Basics: • Complete the “word to know chart” by reading through the pages in your skills handbook (s2-s7). • Write a definition in the column next to the word. • Illustrate your definition with a picture to help you remember the meaning.

12. Relative location Cardinal Directions- N,S,E,W Intermediate Directions NE,SE,NW,SW

13. Hemisphere Means- “half sphere” Equator- divides Earth into N and S Hemispheres. Prime Meridian-divides Earth into E and W hemispheres.

14. Latitude 90º • Circle the globe • Parallels • Measures in degrees (º) • from the equator. • Equator is 0º Latitude 30ºN 0º 30ºS 90º

15. North Pole 90° 1 60°N 60° 30° 0° 30° 2 60°S 60° 90°

16. Absolute Location step 1: Find the Latitude… • Houston, TX • Paris, France • Oslo, Norway • Cairo, Egypt • Beijing , China • Brasilia, Brazil

17. Longitude • Meridians • Extend from North to South (poles) • measures degrees E or W of the Prime Meridian – • 0º Longitude 30ºW 0º 30ºE

18. 20°W 30°E 0° 20° 10° 40° 40° 30° 10° 20° 30°

19. Absolute Location: Find the Longitude… • Houston, TX • Paris, France • Oslo, Norway • Cairo, Egypt • Beijing , China • Brasilia, Brazil

20. Physical Maps • Identify landforms and water features of an area or region. • Relief- shows how flat or rugged the land may be. • Elevation- height of an area above sea level.

21. Political Maps • Show names and boundaries of countries • Locations of cities • Other man made features (canals, etc)

22. How do they compare?

23. Works cited: Pyramids: http://www.amnh.org/programs/discotours/images/pyramids.jpg Eiffel tower: http://www.indiana.edu/~frithome/about/images/eiffel-tower.jpg Globe: http://www.indiana.edu/~frithome/about/images/eiffel-tower.jpg alps:http://www.venice-day-tours.com/images/images/dolomites1.jpg Kangaroos: http://www.tristate.com.au/images/small_roos.jpg\ Shanghi: http://image.pathfinder.com/time/europe/magazine/2002/1007/shanghai.jpg Saudi Flag: http://www.p-alpha.co.jp/flag/asia/big_flag/sa.gif Map Citation: "Saudi Arabia." Facts On File, Inc. The World Atlas. <www.factsonfile.com>. Floods: http://www.texkat.therapids.net/Flood/flood6.jpg Silk road: http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/silkroad/silkroad1.gif Panama canal http://www.coastlinetravel.com/graphics/panama-canal-cruise.jpg Maps o Europe- physical and political: www.factsonfile.com