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TOPIC 1: BRIEF REVIEW OF GEOGRAPHY

TOPIC 1: BRIEF REVIEW OF GEOGRAPHY. M1. What is Geography?. Geography  (from  Greek geographia , lit. "earth description") is the  science  that studies the lands, the features, the inhabitants, and the phenomena of the  Earth .

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TOPIC 1: BRIEF REVIEW OF GEOGRAPHY

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  1. TOPIC 1: BRIEF REVIEW OF GEOGRAPHY M1

  2. What is Geography? • Geography (from Greekgeographia, lit. "earth description") • is the science that studies the lands, the features, the inhabitants, and the phenomena of the Earth. • A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". • The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes (276-194 BC).

  3. 2 MAIN BRANCHES PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (or physiography) focuses on geography as an Earth science. It aims to understand the physical problems and the issues of lithosphere, hydrosphere,  atmosphere,pedosphere, and global flora and fauna patterns (biosphere). focuses on the study of patterns and processes that shape the human society. It encompasses the human, political,  cultural, social, and economic aspects.

  4. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

  5. UNIT 1: GEOGRAPHICAL TOOLS AND WORLD TIME LINE M1

  6. INSTRUMENTS CLASSIC MODERN

  7. SYMBOLS

  8. DISTANCES

  9. DIRECTIONS • CARDINAL DIRECTIONS (North, East, West, South) • INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS (halfway directions. Ex. Northeast)

  10. OUR EARTH ON A FLAT MAP

  11. UNDERSTANDING MAPS • BASIC PARTS OF A MAP • Key • Compass Rose • Scale Bar • Locator Map • Legend • Title

  12. ELEVATION

  13. LOCATOR MAP

  14. ROAD MAP

  15. LATITUDE • Earth is almost a perfect sphere • EQUATOR • halfway between N and S Poles • 0˚ latitude line • LATITUDE • The distance north or south equator • East to west line circle around the globe and are parallels • Divided into half called Hemisphere (North & South)

  16. LONGITUDE • PRIME MERIDIAN • Passes through Greenwich, England • MERIDIAN the lines of the longitude • INTERNATIONAL DATELINE (180˚latitude)

  17. GREENWICH

  18. Short Assessment • What do geographers study? • Based on the diagrams shown right, in which two hemisphere do you live? • Give at least 3 Basic Parts of Maps

  19. PROJECT: ASEAN CORNER M1

  20. ASEAN PROJECT

  21. EARTH’S ROTATION & WORLD TIME ZONE M1

  22. EARTH’S ROTATION

  23. INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE

  24. TIME IN CLOCK

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