Download Geography of the United States

Lesson 1: Geography of the United States
Geography
The study of our natural
surroundings and how we
interact with them.
REVIEW MAP
 Label all of the Continents
 Label all of the Oceans
 Label all major Rivers
 Label the Equator
 Label the Prime Meridian
 Label the Northern Hemisphere
 Label the Southern Hemisphere
 Label the Eastern Hemisphere
 Label the Western Hemisphere
 *In what hemispheres is North America located?
World Map
• SMART MAP
• http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/
Globe
• The most accurate map of Earth.
Lines of latitude and longitude
LATITUDE
• Lines on the map that
circle Earth from EAST to
WEST.
LONGITUDE
• Lines on the map that run
from the NORTH POLE
to the SOUTH POLE.
CHALLENGE
• Find 0 degrees latitude.
• What is this line called? ____________________
• List all of the countries that this line intersects:
CHALLENGE
• Find 0 degrees longitude.
• What is this line called? ____________________
• List all of the countries that this line intersects:
Journaling
• Why do you think the GLOBE is divided into lines of
latitude and longitude?
What can you find on a Globe or Map?
Geographic
Terms
Words that
describe bodies
of water and
landforms.
Physical
Features
Bodies of water
and landforms
found on Earth.
Gulf
• a large inlet of an ocean similar to a bay but often
longer and more enclosed by land.
• Example: Gulf of Mexico
Find another
“Gulf.”
Bay
• Curved inlet of sea.
• Example: San Francisco Bay
Find another
“Bay.”
Lake
• a large body of water surrounded by land
• Example: Lake Michigan
Find another
“Lake.”
Mouth
• the place where a stream or river enters a sea or
lake.
• Find: A MOUTH
Source
• the spring or fountain from which a river or stream
begins.
• Find the SOURCE of the Mississippi River.
• Where is it located? __________________
Tributary
• a stream, river, or glacier that joins a larger stream,
river, or glacier, or a lake.
Mountain Range
• A series of connected mountains.
• Mountain Ranges in North America:
Appalachian Mountains
And ______________
Plains
• Vast, open land.
• Name the region of the US that is mainly plains.
Peninsula
• a narrow piece of land that juts out from the
mainland into an area of water
• Example: Yucatan Peninsula
Where is this located?
Cape
• a point of land that juts out into water
• Example: Cape Cod
Where is this located?
Valley
• a very low area of land that is surrounded by higher
ground (mountains).
• Example: Sacred Valley
Where is this located?
Delta
• a triangular area of sand and soil at the mouth of a
river.
• Example:
Island
• A piece of land surrounded by water.
• Name other Islands!
Sea
• A great (___________) body of saltwater that covers
a large portion of the Earth.
• Example: Black Sea
Where is this located?
Map Challenge
• Make your land!
• Directions
• Rubric