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CHAPTER 1/ SECTION 1 NOTES
PAGES 9-13 IN THE TEXTBOOK
How does geography affect the world?
Essential Questions:
How can the five themes of geography help you understand the world?
How do Geographers use the five themes of Geography to analyze a specific area?
How do you use longitude and latitude lines to find absolute location?
Vocabulary:
1. _______________ is the study of the Earth.
2. The 5 themes of geography are _______________, _______________, _______________-
_______________ _______________, _______________, & _______________.
3. _______________ location describes a place’s exact position on the Earth.
4. Lines of _______________ are east-west circles.
-They are also called parallels.
5. The _______________ is located in the middle of Earth.
-The equator is located at 0 degrees latitude.
6. ______degrees latitude is the farthest North or South latitude of the equator.
7. Lines of _______________ are north-south circles.
-They are also called meridians.
8. The _______________ Meridian is located at 0 degrees longitude.
9. ______degrees is the maximum degrees longitude.
10 The _______________ ______________ is the name of the line located at 180 degrees longitude.
11. _______________ location explains where a place is by describing places near it.
These are great websites to find the longitude and latitude of anywhere in the world (including your home)
http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html
http://www.findlatitudeandlongitude.com/
12. _______________ is used to describe a location’s physical and human features.
-It describes climate, terrain, human features, population, ect…
PHYSICAL FEATURES
HUMAN FEATURES
13. _______________-_______________ _______________ explains how people affect their environment and
how the environment affects them.
14. _______________ is used to identify and understand how people, goods, and ideas travel from one area
to another.
15. _______________are used to describe specific identifiable characteristics of areas and may also be used to
make comparisons between regions.
-Some characteristics used to describe regions may include; climate, elevation, population, or history.
-Regions are identified by using colors, shapes, or symbols to distinguish the specific areas.
CHAPTER 1/ SECTION 2 NOTES
PAGES 14-19 IN THE TEXTBOOK
Essential Questions:
What are some advantages and disadvantages of using a globe to show the Earth’s surface?
Why do all maps have distortion?
Why are there so many different types of map projections?
How can knowing the parts of a map help you?
How do cartographers use the different parts of the map?
Vocabulary:
1. A _______________ is a round ball that looks like the earth that shows the
continents and oceans in their true shape.
2. _______________ is a misrepresentation of the true shape and size.
-Every map projection produces some distortion.
3. _______________ is the size of an area on a map as compared with the area's actual size.
4. A _______________ is a representation of the Earth’s rounded surface on a flat piece of paper.
5. In 1569, _______________ _______________, who’s picture is to
the right, created one of the first accurate flat map that helped
sailors navigate long journeys around the globe.
6. The map on the right is a _______________ projection.
7. The map on the right is a _______________ projection.
8. The map on the right is a _______________ projection.
9. The map on the right is a _______________ projection.
10. The map on the right is a _______________
projection.
11. A _______________ _______________ is a map feature that shows the
four cardinal directions.
12. _______________ _______________ is one of the four compass
points (N, S, E, & W).
13. A _______________ describes the size of an area on a map as compared with the area’s actual size.
14. A _______________, or legend, is the section of a map that explains the symbols for the map features.
15. The map __________ is usually located at the top of the map and identifies what the map represents.