Chapter 1, Section 3

 Includes the area’s elevation, relief and landforms

 Elevation – how high above sea level  Relief – differences between high and low parts of an area  Landforms – feature of topography (hills or valleys)

Landform PlainMountainPlateau Elevation Can vary – Nearly flat / gently rolling High elevation Relief Low reliefHigh reliefLow relief

 What are different ways that you can study or learn about the Earth’s surface?

 Maps are drawn to scale and use symbols to represent topography (the shape of the land) and other features on Earth’s surface.

 Road maps  Physical maps  Political maps  Climate maps  Topographic maps

 Earth is a sphere  Scientists measure the Earth in degrees (1/360 of the distance around a circle)  Where do we start??

 Equator & Prime Meridian  Imaginary lines that divide the Earth in half  DRAW      Label Equator and Prime Meridian

 Lines of longitude and latitude divide the Earth up further  Creates a grid

 Every point on Earth has a specific latitude and longitude

 What does the topography of an area include?  What are the main types of landforms?  How do maps represent Earth’s surface and help find locations?

 Pleasanton (37N, 122W)  Cairo, Egypt (30N, 31E)  Darwin, Australia (38N, 33E)  Hong Kong, China (22N, 114E)  Panama City, Panama (9N, 79W)  Sao Paulo, Brazil (23S, 46W)  Veracruz, Mexico (19N, 96W)