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__** Three main types of maps: **__ 1. Political 2. Physical 3. Thematic Physical Map Political Map Thematic Map __** 5 Themes Of Geography **__ 1. Location 2.Place 3. Human Environment Interactions 4. Regions 5. Movement
 * Shows physical or natural features of earth
 * Water, landforms, topography, relief, elevation
 * Shows political or human-made features of earth
 * Countries, cities, borders, roads
 * Qualitative and Flow Line
 * Focuses on one topic: Climate, population density, vegetation, economic activities
 * Relative location
 * Absolute Location
 * Human Characteristics
 * Physical Characteristics
 * Humans Adapt to the environment
 * Humans depend on the environment
 * Humans Modify the environment
 * Formal
 * Funtional
 * Vernacular (Perceptual)
 * People
 * Ideas
 * Goods
 * Information

__** Maps vs Globes **__ __// Maps //__ Disadvantages: Benefits: __// Globes //__ Disadvantages: Benefits:
 * Distorted (stretch of earth's figures)
 * Less accurate
 * Can be folded
 * Less expensive
 * Measurments easily made
 * Entire world can be seen at the same time
 * More detailed
 * Difficult to store
 * Cannot be folded
 * Expensive
 * Difficult to make measurments
 * Cant see entire world at the same time
 * Less detailed
 * Most accurate presentation of the world
 * Good visual of earth's surface



Geography is the key to understanding our world.
 * __ Big Idea __**
 * How do the tools of Geography provide us information about our world?
 * What impact do physical prcesses have on our planet and people?
 * How does climate influence our planet and people?
 * What impact do people have on our planet?
 * __ The Earth 2.2 - Physical Structure __**
 * 3 Layers **
 * Core: Inner & Outer; 3,960 - 3,200 miles below surface;8,500 degrees F - 6,300 degrees F
 * Mantle: 1,860 miles below surface; 6,300 degrees F - 1,800 degrees F
 * Crust: 0 - 45 miles below surface; 2- 75 miles thick; less than 1,800 degrees F; made up of 12 + slabs of rock called  PLATES

Landforms: Natural features of the Earth's surface.
 * __ The Earth Landforms __**
 * Main landforms: 7 Continents
 * Other examples: Moutains, Peninsula, Canyon, Archipelago, Isthmus, etc...



Latitude

 * Run East and West on a map or globe
 * Measure distance North or South of Equator
 * Remain Parallel to Equator
 * Climate Zones

Longitude

 * Run North and South on a map or globe
 * Measure distance East or West of Prime Meridian
 * Converge to a single point at the poles
 * Times Zones

Latitude & Longitude

 * Latitude and longitude form a grid system used for Absolute Location.
 * Latitude and longitude lines also divide the world into 4 hemispheres. The hemispheres consist of: North, South, East, and West Hemispheres.
 * Longitude runs up and down from pole to pole
 * Latitude runs east to west

Main lines of Latitude & Longitude

 * The main lines of latitude that help show location are: The Equator, The Tropic of Cancer, The Tropic Capricorn, The Arctic Circle, and The Antarctic Circle
 * The main lines of longitude are: The Prime Meridian, and The International Date Line.
 * The Equator is alwasy at 0 degrees and so is the Prime Meridian