Download Geography Pre Ch. 1 Grade 7

Perry Points:
1.) Understand the uses of Political and Physical Maps
2.) Identify Key States, Capitals, and Physical Landforms throughout the
United States .
GEOGRAPHY PRE CH. 1
GRADE 7
5 Themes of Geography
Location
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Where is it?
Ex: The Bathroom is at the end of the hall to the right.
Regions
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Areas that share at least one common feature
Ms. Gleason’s room and Ms. Inezeo’s room share a border
Place
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How are two places different from each other place?
Think about landforms, climate, plants, animals, people, Language,
Culture.
Movement
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How do people, goods, and ideas move from place to place?
Interaction
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Relationship between people and environment or people and people
Latitude (Parallels)
 Horizontal (from Right to Left) lines used to
locate areas on the earth.
 Equator = 0 Degrees
 North Pole = 90 Degrees North
 South Pole = 90 Degrees South
Longitude (Meridians)
 Vertical (top to bottom) lines that are used to
locate areas on the earth.
 Prime Meridian = 0 Degrees
 Separates Eastern Hemisphere from Western
Hemisphere
Political Maps
 Show Political borders
 State from State
 Continent from Continent
 Country from Country
 Usually uses different colors to make map easier
to read.
 Symbols are used to label capitals, cities, and
towns.
Examples of Political Maps
Physical Maps
 Shows major physical features like hills,
plains, mountains, rivers, lakes
 Show elevation
 Height of land above sea level
Examples of Physical Maps
Special-Purpose Maps:
Climate
 Map used to show the different Climates
(weather patterns) in a specific area.
Examples of SP Climate Map
Special Purpose: Language
Maps
 Shows the languages spoken in different
areas throughout a country
Examples of SP Language
Migration Maps
 The Movement of people from one area to
another shapes history
 Maps that show the movement of people
from one are to another
Examples of Migration Maps
World Land use Map
 Show how people make their living in an area
 Shows how people use their land
Examples of Land Use Maps