WORLD GEOGRAPHY FINAL
PROJECT
By Caleb Rank
DEFINITION AND IMPORTANCE OF
GEOGRAPHY
Geography is the study of Earths
physical features, atmosphere, and
human activity that effects the planet.
The importance of Geography is so
people can navigate our planet, and
learn about other cultures of different
countries.
DEFINITIONS
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Equator: The Equator is an invisible line that crosses around the center of the Earth that
is part of an invisible grid used in locating different cities across the globe.
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Legend: A legend is a little table in the corner of a map that is used to show boundary
lines between states, countries, and continents. It is also used to show what different
colors mean.
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Meridian: The Meridian or the Prime Meridian as it is more commonly known is a bit like
the Equator except it is verticile not horizontal
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Latitude: Latitude is part of the grid that is used in locating cities and countries. Latitude is
the lines going horizontal and move up and down the Earth.
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Longitude: Longitude, like Latitude is part of the invisible grid system used to navigate.
But Longitude is the lines facing virticle and going around the Earth from side to side.
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Acculturation: The adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture.
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Emigration: Migration (movement) from a place
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Renewable Resources: any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be
replenished naturally with the passage of time.
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Non-Renewable Resources: A non-renewable resource is a natural resource which cannot
be produced, grown, generated, or used on a scale which can sustain its consumption
rate.
THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
• Location: A reference to locate a
certain area.
• Place: This describes the
features of that place.
• Human-Environment Interaction:
This studies how humans adapt
and use their environment.
• Movement: this theme studies
movement and migration of
humans or animals across the
surface of the Earth.
• Region: Separates the world into
different areas that have similar
characteristics.
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DEVELOPED AND UNDERDEVELOPED
Developed
Underdeveloped
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Developed countries have higher
education levels and more income
from within the country.
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Underdeveloped countries have a
lower education level and less
income within the country.
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Developed countries have to pay
less for imported goods from other
countries.
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Under developed countries have to
pay more for imported goods from
other countries.
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Developed countries have a lower
death rate and a higher population
of doctors.
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Underdeveloped countries have a
higher death rate and a lower
population of doctors.
AFRICA’S AIDS CRISIS
• The AIDs crisis in Africa causes over 4,000 people to die each day. Some
scientists believe that this virus originated in Africa. Some reasons this crisis
occurs is poor health, economic welfare, and lack of knowledge. The
epidemic started around 1970.
GEO-LITERACY?
What is Geo-literacy?
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Geo-literacy is the knowledge of the
world around us and our relationship
with our environment.
Why is it Important?
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It is important so you understand
the differences of our world and
how to protect it.
THE WORLDS WATER SUPPLY
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There is a lot of water on our Earth, something like 326 million trillion gallons. But
most of that water is undrinkable. Around 97% of the Earth has water on it, but only
about 3% of that water is fresh, however most of that three percent is impossible to
reach. That hard to reach water is either under ground or frozen in ice glaciers. The
remaining 94% is all salty ocean water.
WORLD REGIONS
• Tropical(low-altitude): Tropical climates are often hot and humid with lots of
rain fall and have thick forests that are full of wildlife.
• Dry: Dry regions are a bit like desserts with little rain fall few plants of
animals.
• Mid-latitude: These regions contain a wide expanse of weather from forests,
to desserts.
• High latitude: These tend to be extremely cold and dry.
• Highland: Highlands are high is elevation, normally in mountains.
AFRICA’S REGIONS
• The Atlas Mountains: Morocco
• The Sahara dessert: Mali
• The Sahel: Nigeria
• The Great Rift Valley: Ethiopia
• Congo Basin: Congo (DRC)
• The South African Plateau: South
Africa
• The Kalahari dessert: Botswana
• Madagascar: Madagascar
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CULTURAL DIFFUSION
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Cultural diffusion happens when one
culture adapts into another.
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There are two types of cultural
diffusion the first is, local invention the
other is by borrowing traits from other
cultures.
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An example of local invention is cars,
they originated in the US but spread
through the world.
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An example of borrowing is music and
food that originated from other
countries.
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THE EARTH’S CONTINENTS
• Africa
• Asia
• Europe
• North America
• South America
• Antarctica
• Australia (Oceana)
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AFRICA
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Africa is located south of Europe.
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Africa covers 11,670,000 sq. miles.
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In 2011 Africa’s population consisted
of 1,032,532,974 people.
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Africa contains 54 countries.
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Its smallest country is Seychelles.
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Its largest country is Algeria.
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ASIA
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Asia is located east of Africa and
Europe.
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Asia is the largest Continent in the
world.
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It covers 17,210,000 sq. miles.
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In 2011 it had a population of
3,879,000,000 people.
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Asia has 48 countries.
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Its smallest country is The Republic
of Singapore.
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Its largest country is Russia.
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EUROPE
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Europe is located West of Asia and
North of Africa.
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Europe covers 3,931,000 sq. miles.
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In 2011 Europe had a population of
739,165,030 people.
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Europe contains 48 countries.
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Its smallest country is Vatican City.
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Its largest country is Turkey.
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SOUTH AMERICA
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South America is located south of
North America.
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South America covers 6,888,000 sq.
miles.
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In 2011 South America had a
population of 387,489,196 people.
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There are 12 countries in South
America.
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Its smallest country are the Malian
Islands.
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The largest country is Brazil.
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NORTH AMERICA
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North America is located north of
South America.
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North America has a total land area
of 9,540,000 sq. miles.
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Its population in 2008 was
528,720,588 people.
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North America has 23 countries.
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Its smallest country is Grenada.
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Its largest country is Canada.
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ANTARCTICA
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Antarctica is located at the bottom of
the Earth south of every continent.
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Antarctica covers 5,405,000 sq.
miles.
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Antarctica has no population but
people do live there to study.
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Antarctica has no countries.
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OCEANA (AUSTRALIA)
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Oceana is located South East of
Asia and is part of more commonly
known Australia.
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Australia has a total land area of
3,305,000 sq. miles.
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It is the smallest and lowest lying
continent in the world.
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Within the 3,305,000 miles Australia
contains four countries.
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In 2010 Oceana had a population of
378,000,000 people.
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The largest country in Oceana is
Australia
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The smallest country in Oceana is
Nauru
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GEOGRAPHY COURSE LIKES AND
DISLIKES
Likes
Dislikes
• I liked it when the Teacher (Ms.
Harr) was always there to help
when ever the class needed it.
• I didn’t like it when there were
around 7 assignments to do in a
week.
• I liked how the course taught
really well.
• Even though there were around
7 assignments to do each week
most of those assignments were
easy and didn’t take much time.
PLANET PROTECTION
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I think in order to protect our planet
we should not drink bottled water, or
throw away a lot of plastic. We
should use a cleaner fuel for
generating electricity than coal. We
should also drive cleaner cars that
don’t pollute as much.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Google Images
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Google Search
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Schoology World Geography Section
401
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Wikipedia
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