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Introduction to
GEOGRAPHY
Geography Review
1. Spatial – where a place is located in space.
2. Places – what an area is like
3. Regions – places that have physical
features or human characteristics or both in
common
4. Movement – migration – the movement of
people, goods, ideas, animals, and plants
from one place to another
5. Human-Environment Interaction –
Interaction between human beings and their
environment.
Geography Review
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Hemispheres Latitude Longitude Absolute Location -
Latitude and Longitude
Latitude
Longitude
Major Lines
• Prime Meridian – a longitude line that runs
from the North Pole to the South Pole. It
divides the Earth into East and West
hemispheres.
• Equator – a latitude line that circles the
Earth halfway between the North Pole and
South Pole. It divides the Earth into North
and South hemispheres.
Prime Meridian and
Equator
Label the map below following these
directions:
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Northern Hemisphere label it and color it blue
Southern Hemisphere label it and color it red
Eastern Hemisphere label it and color it yellow
Western Hemisphere label it and color it white
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Pick one latitude line label it
Pick one longitude line label it
Prime Meridian label it and color it black
Equator label it and color it black
• Cartography – map making
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General Purpose –
Physical and Political
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Special Purpose –
Thematic
Geography
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Key/Legend – Explains symbols
Scale – Helps figure distance
Compass Rose – Directions
Colors – Show different information (river/street)
Symbols – Mean different things (cities/trees)
Label the parts of the map.
A. ________________
B. ________________
C________________
What’s missing? ________________________________
POP QUIZ!!!
• How much do you know about maps?
Take this short quiz to review……
QUIZ!!
Geography Review
•Bar Graph
•Line Graph
•Circle Graph
Geography Review
•Charts – Present facts and numbers in an
organized way.
•Pictographs – Use rows of small pictures or
symbols to represent amounts.
•Climographs – Combines a line graph and a
bar graph.
•Diagrams – Drawings that show steps in a
process, point out the parts of an object, or
explain how something works.
Label the Chart
Using your notes, label the following charts as a Pictograph, Climograph, or Diagram
1.____________
2._____________
3.____________
4.____________
5.____________
6.____________
Geography Review
• Developed based on important events and are used to
measure time.
• Julius Caesar developed a calendar based on the
founding of the Roman Empire.
• Our calendar is based on the birth of Christ. It is used by
the U.S. and most of the world today.
• Our calendar years are separated by:
BC – Before Christ {500 BC}
AD – Anno Domini (the year of our Lord) {200 AD}
BCE – Before Common Era {200 BCE}
CE – Common Era {200 CE}
• The symbol c in a year means approximately. {c500 BC
means approximately 500 years before Christ}
Geography Review
• Diagram showing an order of events.
• Shows periods or blocks of time.
• Year 1 is the base year. There is no year 0.
500BC
200BC
100BC
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100AD
500AD
1000AD
• BC time grows smaller each year closer to year 1.
• AD time grows larger each year farther away from year 1.
Time Line
• Fill in the time line below…
Make a time line
Make a time line of important events in your
life. Include:
1. A Title (include your name)
2. Your birth year
3. 5 important events in your life (the year
only)
4. 3 pictures for your time line
Landforms and Terms
Use pages 12-13 in your book to write the definitions to the following words:
1.Volcano -_____________________________________________________________________________________
2.Strait - _______________________________________________________________________________________
3.Island - _______________________________________________________________________________________
4.Swamp - ______________________________________________________________________________________
5.Flood Plain - ___________________________________________________________________________________
6.River (Mouth) - _________________________________________________________________________________
7.Sea Level - ____________________________________________________________________________________
8.Bay - _________________________________________________________________________________________
9.Cape - ________________________________________________________________________________________
10.Harbor - _______________________________________________________________________________________
11.Marsh - ________________________________________________________________________________________
12.Delta - _________________________________________________________________________________________
13.Flood Plain - ____________________________________________________________________________________
14.Oasis - _________________________________________________________________________________________
15.Desert - ________________________________________________________________________________________
16.Mesa - _________________________________________________________________________________________
17.Prairie - ________________________________________________________________________________________
18.Mountain - ______________________________________________________________________________________
19.Steppe - ________________________________________________________________________________________
20.Valley - _________________________________________________________________________________________
21.Glacier - ________________________________________________________________________________________
22.Canyon - ________________________________________________________________________________________
23.Cliff - ___________________________________________________________________________________________
24.Plateau - ________________________________________________________________________________________
Landforms
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River
Mountain
Stream
Highway
Make a map that includes each of the above
items. Use clay, paint, markers, etc.
Landforms in Alabama
Based on the reading and map, answer the following questions.
In the north and northeastern regions of Alabama, and along much of its border
with Georgia, the lands are hilly and mountainous.
The central, west and southwestern areas are covered by rolling grassland plains
that slope gently west into Mississippi, and south to the Gulf of Mexico.
The Cumberland Plateau in the north is an elevated, somewhat flat area,
dissected by the massive Tennessee River system and many small tributaries.
The Piedmont Upland is dominated by several flat-topped mountains, while the
Piedmont Plateau in the southeast is generally less elevated land, averaging
about 1000 ft. above sea level.
The Appalachian Mountains, about 1,500 miles in length, extend from northcentral Alabama, up through the New England states and on into the Canadian
provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Quebec.
Alabama is heavily wooded, and in fact, forests cover almost 65% of available
land. Several mountains of size stand in northeastern Alabama, with Lookout
Mountain the most prominent. Further south in the Talladega Range of the
Appalachians, the highest point in the state, Cheaha Mountain, stands at 2,407
ft.
Underground caves are found throughout Alabama. Marshland and swamps are
common in the far south along the Coastal Plain that fronts the Gulf of Mexico
and stretches on into Florida.
Alabama contains over 1,350 miles of navigable rivers, more than any other
continental U.S. State. Major ones include the Alabama, Chattahoochee,
Conecuh, Mobile, Tennessee and Tombigbee.
Name:__________________________________________________Date:_______________
_____1. The land in north Alabama is
a. Mountainous
b. Flat c. A gulf
_____2. Alabama is heavily wooded.
a. True
b. False
_____3. The Appalachian Mountains extend from Alabama to Quebec.
a. True
b. False
_____4. Lookout Mountain is the highest point in Alabama.
a. True
b. False
_____5. Underground caves are found throughout Alabama.
a. True
b. False
_____6. Alabama has no rivers.
a. True
b. False
_____7. Alabama has more navigable rivers than any other US state.
a. True
b. False
_____8. The Piedmont Plateau is located in the Northern part of Alabama.
a. True
b. False
_____9. The Tennessee River system runs through Alabama.
a. True
b. False
_____10. What is the highest point in the state of Alabama?
a. Cheaha Mountain
b. Lookout Mountain
c. Cumberland Plateau
Land Use
• How do we use the land around us?
Commercial – land being used for a
business
Residential – land being used as a home
Agricultural – land being used for a farm
There are several ways to describe land
use. What are some others you know?
Look at the map and answer the following questions about
land use in Piedmont, AL.
_____1. Which type of use is least popular in
this city?
a. Conservation b. Woodland c. Pasture
____2. Which type of use is most popular in
Piedmont?
a. Woodland b. Conservation c. Pasture
___3. Conservation areas are in the southern
part of Piedmont only.
a. True b. False
___4. Woodland use is reserved for the
southern part of Piedmont only.
a. True b. False
___5. There is a great deal of hayland in
Piedmont.
a. True b. False