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WORLD GEOGRAPY
SKILLS HANDBOOK
PRE-CP / LEADERSHIP
INTRO – WORLD GEOGRAPHY
• Geography – the
study of the
distribution and
interaction of physical
and human features
on the earth.
• Absolute Location –
the exact place on the
earth where a place is
located. (ATL - 34° N,
86° W)
• Relative Location –
describes a place in
comparison to other
places around it. (ATL
is 90 miles north of
Macon)
INTRO – WORLD GEOGRAPHY
• Hemisphere – each half
of a globe.
• Equator – the imaginary
line that divides the
northern and southern
hemispheres.
• Prime Meridian – the
imaginary line that divides
the eastern and western
hemispheres.
INTRO – WORLD GEOGRAPHY
• Latitude – imaginary
set of lines that run
parallel to equator.
• Longitude – imaginary
set of lines that go
around the earth
intersecting at the
poles.
INTRO – WORLD GEOGRAPHY
• Five Themes of
Geography:
1. Location – Where is
it?
2. Place – What is it
like?
3. Region – How are
places similar or
different?
4. Movement – How do
people, goods, and
ideas move from
one location to
another?
5. Human-Environment
Interaction – How do
people relate to the
physical world?
INTRO – WORLD GEOGRAPHY
• Globe – a threedimensional
representation of the
earth.
• Maps – a twodimensional
representation of
parts of the earth’s
surface.
• Cartographer – a
mapmaker.
• Map Projection – a
way of drawing the
round earth on flat
paper.
• Topographic Map – is
a representation of
natural and manmade features on the
earth.
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• Title – this explains
the subject of the
map.
• Legend – this lists
and explains the
symbols and use of
color on a map.
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• Scale – this shows
the ratio between a
unit length on map
and a unit distance on
the earth.
• Compass Rose – this
shows the four
cardinal directionsN,S,E,&W- on a map.
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• Symbols – these
represent such items as
capital cities, economic
activity, and natural
resources on a map.
• Labels – words or
phrases that explain
features on a map.
• Colors – represent a
variety of information on a
map.
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
• Continent – landmass
above the water on
Earth. (North
America, South
America, Europe,
Asia, Africa, Australia,
and Antarctica)
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
• Core – center the
earth and is made up
of iron and nickel.
• Mantel – layer
surrounding the core.
• Magma – molten rock
found in the mantel.
• Crust – thin layer of
rock at the earth’s
surface.
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
• Atmosphere – layer of
gases surrounding
the earth
• Lithosphere – the
solid rock portion of
the earth’s surface.
• Hydrosphere – the
water elements of the
earth.
• Biosphere – the part
of the earth where
plants and animals
live.
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
• Oceans – the
interconnected body
of salt water that
covers 71% of the
earth. (Atlantic,
Pacific, Indian, Arctic,
and Southern
Oceans)