By: Chasity T. Cusaac

What is geography?

What is a Cartographer?

 Legend-Symbols and objects are defined  Compass Rose-Gives directions of North, South,East, and West  Scale-Gives you distance  Grid System-Gives longitude and latitudecoordinates  Title- Tells you what the map is about

 Longitude- These are imaginary lines that show distances east or west of the Prime Meridian  Latitude- These are imaginary lines that show distance north or south of the equator.  Hemisphere- A half-sphere

What are the 3 types of maps and what do they show?

Physical Maps help you see Landforms and bodies of water in a specific area

Political Maps show features that humans have created or named on earth. For example, cities, states, provinces, territories, and countries.

Focuses on a specific Topic such as populations, climate, and types of vegetation

 Steppe- A treeless plain  Cataract-A large powerful waterfall  Delta- A triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth of a river  Plateau- A broad area of land higher that the surrounding land  Oasis- A spot of fertile land in the desert supplied with water, by well or spring  Strait-A narrow strip of water connecting to large bodies of water  Flood Plain-A flat area of land along side of a river formed by mud and silt  Cape-A pointed piece of land extending into an ocean

 Africa  Asia  Antarctica  Australia  Europe  North America  South America

 Pacific  Atlantic  Indian  Southern  Arctic