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What is geography?
◦ Study of the Earth and its
features including human
life and effects of human
activity
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Where is the Western
Hemisphere?
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North America
South America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Antarctica
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Atlantic
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
 Never
Eat Slimy Worms
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Cardinal Directions:
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North
South
East
West
Intermediate Directions:
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Northeast
Northwest
Southwest
Southeast
 Measure
distance north and south
of the equator
 Called parallels
90º N- North Pole
 66 ½º N- Arctic Circle
 23 ½º N- Tropic of Cancer
 0º- Equator
 23 ½º S- Tropic of Capricorn
 66 ½º S- Antarctic Circle
 90º S- South Pole
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Tropical- from Tropic
of Cancer to Capricorn;
very HOT!
Temperate- from
Tropic of Cancer to
Arctic Circle and Tropic
of Capricorn to
Antarctic Circle; mild
Polar- near the poles;
very COLD
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Lines that measure distance east and west of
the Prime Meridian
Prime Meridian- 0°
◦ Located in Greenwich, England
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International Date Line- 180°
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Latitude, latitude
Lines go round and round
Measuring north
Measuring south
From the equator
Latitude, latitude,
Lines go round and round
Measuring north,
Measuring south
Those lines of latitude.
Longitude, longitude
Lines go up and down
Measuring east,
Measuring west
From the prime meridian
Longitude, longitude,
Lines go up and down
Measuring east,
measuring west
Those lines of longitude
 Miami,
Florida ___________________
 Salt Lake City, Utah ______________
 Minneapolis, Minnesota______________
 Salem, Oregon _________________
Bay
 Canyon
 Coast
 Gulf
 Island
 Lake
 Marsh
 Mountain Range
 Peninsula
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 Plain
 Plateau
 Tributary
 Valley
Cape- point of land that extends into
the sea
 Delta- triangular deposit of sand and
soil that collects at the mouth of rivers
 Isthmus- narrow strip of land
bordered by water that connects 2
larger bodies of land
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