Intro To Geography- Terms

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Hemisphere

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Take a globe - divide it in half, top to bottom

Hemi is a prefix and it means half of something

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Compass Rose

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The compass rose is a locator symbol on a map. It shows directions - North, East, South and West.

"Never Eat Soggy Waffles."

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Elements of a Map

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On most maps you will see: a title, scale, compass rose, and a legend.

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Inset Map

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Sometimes there will be an inset map. A smaller map inside the original map that has been zoomed in to show a particular area.

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Legend

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A small box located on a map that will show what symbols mean.

Example: State Borders ---------
International Borders =========

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Scale

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Another area on a map that will show you miles or kilometers. Sometimes inside a small box

Example: 1 inch: 300 miles

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Contiguous

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Sharing an edge or boundary


Example: North Carolina shares a boundary with South Carolina

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Equator

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An imaginary line that divides maps into the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere (hemi - means half)

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Prime Meridian

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An imaginary line that divides maps into the eastern and western hemisphere (hemi - means half)

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Latitude

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Measures the distance north and south of the equator
(think of parallel lines)
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example: _____________________________ equator
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Longitude

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Measures the distance east or west of the prime meridian

example: lines will go up and down on a piece of paper - draw some on this card.

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North Pole

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Located on the very top of a map

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South Pole

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Located on the very bottom of a map

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5 Themes of Geography

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Remember: Mr. Lip: M= movement
R= regions
L= location
I= (human/environment)interactions
P= place

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Absolute Location

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Exact locations

example: found by an address

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Relative Location

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Close to locations

example: NC State is near the capital of North Carolina

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Climate Map

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Shows what kind of weather you would find in an area

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Product Map

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Shows what kind of products an area produces

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Physical Map

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Shows features of land forms: mountains, rivers, deserts, grasslands,

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Political Map

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Shows the different boundaries: states, countries, capital cities, cities,

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Location

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Measured two ways: absolute location and relative location

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Physical Characterisitics

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Mountains, Rivers, Waterfalls, Lakes, Grasslands

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Human Characterisics

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People, Foods, Languages,

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Place

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Both physical characteristics and human characteristics

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Human-Environment Interactions

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How humans interact with their environment

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Movement

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How people move from place to place: buses, trains, planes, cars,
It could also be about the movement of information: email, phone, texting

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Regions

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A region is all about the climate and environment of an area. In the Arctic you would find penguins, ice, igloos and cold temperatures. That region of the world is "cold"