Pt 1-How do I study Geography?

Pt 2-Map Basics…

L.Wagner

How do I study Geography?

A. Five Themes of Geography:

1. Location: a. Relative location:b. Absolute location:

2. Place: 3. Regions:4. Movement:

a. diffusion:5. Human/Environment Interaction:

Use text p.6 to identifyEach theme. Define the terms under theme as you read further in the section…

The Five Themes of Geography!

1- Location:“where is it?

•Located in Paris, France

•Paris is a city in Northern France

•France is a country in Western Europe

•Europe is in the Northern Hemisphere

The Eiffel Tower!

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!

Physical Characteristics:Landforms, climate, plants,Animals…

Human Characteristics:Language, religion, musicArchitecture, way of life…

2- Place:

3. Region-United by one or more characteristic

•Arabic Language

•Includes countries in Southwest Asia and Northern Africa

•Religion- Islam

•The Middle East

Building cities-More concrete, no place for water…Flooding!

Air Pollution-industry

Natural disasters-Hurricanes..coastal cities

4- Human/Environment Interaction

The ways people and environment affect each other…

5- Movement

How people change locationsHow goods are tradedEffects of these movements

Silk road

Panama canal

Traditional transportation

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.

Term: Definition Picture

Compass Rose

Scale

legend

Hemisphere

Latitude

Longitude

Cardinal Directions-N,S,E,W

Intermediate DirectionsNE,SE,NW,SW

Relative location

Hemisphere

Means- “half sphere”

Equator- divides Earth into N

and S Hemispheres.

Prime Meridian- divides Earth into E and W hemispheres.

Latitude

•Circle the globe

•Parallels

•Measures in degrees (º) from the equator.

•Equator is 0º Latitude

0º30ºN

30ºS

90º

90º

30°

0°

60°

30°

60°

90°

North Pole

90°

1

2

60°N

60°S

Absolute Location step 1: Find the Latitude…

• Houston, TX• Paris, France • Oslo, Norway • Cairo, Egypt • Beijing , China• Brasilia, Brazil

Longitude

•Meridians

•Extend from North to South (poles)

• measures degrees E or W of the Prime Meridian – 0º Longitude

0º

30ºE

30ºW

0° 10° 20° 30° 40°10°20°30°40°

20°W

30°E

Absolute Location: Find the Longitude…

• Houston, TX• Paris, France • Oslo, Norway • Cairo, Egypt • Beijing , China• Brasilia, Brazil

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.

Political Maps

• Show names and boundaries of countries

• Locations of cities• Other man made

features (canals, etc)

How do they compare?

Works cited:Pyramids: http://www.amnh.org/programs/discotours/images/pyramids.jpgEiffel tower: http://www.indiana.edu/~frithome/about/images/eiffel-tower.jpgGlobe: 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.jpgSilk road: http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/silkroad/silkroad1.gif Panama canal http://www.coastlinetravel.com/graphics/panama-canal-cruise.jpgMaps o Europe- physical and political: www.factsonfile.com