Pt 1-How do I study
Geography?
Pt 2-Map Basics…
L.Wagner
How do I study
Geography?
A. Five Themes of Geography:
1. Location:
a. Relative location:
b. Absolute location:
Use text p.6 to identify
Each theme. Define the terms
under theme as you read further
in the section…
2. Place:
3. Regions:
4. Movement:
a. diffusion:
5. Human/Environment Interaction:
The Five Themes of
Geography!
1- Location:
“where is it?
The Eiffel Tower!
•Located in Paris,
France
•Paris is a city in
Northern France
•France is a country in
Western Europe
•Europe is in the
Northern Hemisphere
The Great Pyramids!
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Located in Cairo, Egypt
Cairo is the capital city of Egypt
Egypt is a country in Northern Africa
Africa is in the Northern and Southern
Hemisphere!
2- Place:
Physical Characteristics:
Landforms, climate, plants,
Animals…
Human Characteristics:
Language, religion, music
Architecture, way of life…
3. Region-
United by one or more characteristic
•Arabic Language
•Includes countries in
Southwest Asia and
Northern Africa
•Religion- Islam
•The Middle East
4- Human/Environment Interaction
The ways people and environment affect each
other…
Air Pollutionindustry
Building citiesMore concrete, no
place for water…
Flooding!
Natural disastersHurricanes..coastal cities
5- Movement
How people change locations
How goods are traded
Effects of these movements
Panama canal
Silk road
Traditional transportation
Learning Map Basics:
• Complete the “word to know
chart” by reading through the
pages in your skills handbook
(s2-s7).
• Write a definition in the column
next to the word.
• Illustrate your definition with a
picture to help you remember the
meaning.
Term:
Compass Rose
Scale
legend
Hemisphere
Latitude
Longitude
Definition
Picture
Relative location
Cardinal DirectionsN,S,E,W
Intermediate Directions
NE,SE,NW,SW
Hemisphere
Means“half sphere”
Equatordivides Earth into
N and S
Hemispheres.
Prime Meridiandivides Earth into
E and W
hemispheres.
Latitude
90º
•Circle the globe
•Parallels
•Measures in degrees (º)
from the equator.
•Equator is 0º Latitude
30ºN
0º
30ºS
90º
North Pole
90°
1
60°N
60°
30°
0°
30°
2
60°
90°
60°S
Absolute Location step 1:
Find the Latitude…
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Houston, TX
Paris, France
Oslo, Norway
Cairo, Egypt
Beijing , China
Brasilia, Brazil
Longitude
•Meridians
•Extend from North to
South (poles)
• measures degrees E or W
of the Prime Meridian –
0º Longitude
30ºW
0º
30ºE
20°W
30°E
40°
30° 20° 10°
0°
10° 20°
30°
40°
Absolute Location:
Find the Longitude…
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Houston, TX
Paris, France
Oslo, Norway
Cairo, Egypt
Beijing , China
Brasilia, Brazil
Physical Maps
• Identify landforms
and water features
of an area or region.
• Relief- shows how
flat or rugged the
land may be.
• Elevation- height of
an area above sea
level.
Political Maps
• Show names and
boundaries of
countries
• Locations of cities
• Other man made
features (canals,
etc)
How do they compare?
Works cited:
Pyramids: http://www.amnh.org/programs/discotours/images/pyramids.jpg
Eiffel tower: http://www.indiana.edu/~frithome/about/images/eiffel-tower.jpg
Globe: http://www.indiana.edu/~frithome/about/images/eiffel-tower.jpg
alps:http://www.venice-day-tours.com/images/images/dolomites1.jpg
Kangaroos: http://www.tristate.com.au/images/small_roos.jpg\
Shanghi: http://image.pathfinder.com/time/europe/magazine/2002/1007/shanghai.jpg
Saudi Flag: http://www.p-alpha.co.jp/flag/asia/big_flag/sa.gif
Map Citation: "Saudi Arabia." Facts On File, Inc. The World Atlas. <www.factsonfile.com>.
Floods: http://www.texkat.therapids.net/Flood/flood6.jpg
Silk road: http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/silkroad/silkroad1.gif
Panama canal http://www.coastlinetravel.com/graphics/panama-canal-cruise.jpg
Maps o Europe- physical and political: www.factsonfile.com