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Geography

Study of the Earth

5 Themes of Geography

1-Location
2-Place
3-Human Environment Interaction
4-Movement
5-Regions

Projection

Representation of Earth's rounded surface on a flat surface.

What helps a geographer identify absolute location?

Latitude and Longitude

Why do geographers study "human-environment interaction"?

To learn how people and the environment affect each other.

Why is the image of the Earth on a globe more accurate than the image on a map?

Both the Earth and a globe are round.

What are the advantages or disadvantages of globes and maps?

Longitude

Also know as meridians. They run north to south

Lattitude

Also know as parallels. They run east to west.

Absolute Location

Specific place identified by using latitude and longitude.

Relative location

Describing where something is in comparison to another object. ex. 1 block from Allen Middle School

Equator

Line of 0 degrees latitude. Divides earth in hemispheres.

Hemisphere

Half of the earth

Prime Meridian

Line of 0 longitude.

Cardinal Directions

North, South, West, East

Map Key

Helps to understand the symbols and colors on a map

Compase Rose

On a map indicates the directions North, South, West and East

How do mapmakers create a map?

They use arial photographs, satellite images and ground measurements.

Meridians

Circle of Longitude passing through a specific place on the earth's surface