Intro to Geography

What do you think geography means?

Definition Geo = Earth Graphia = Writing Ancient Greeks used it to describe places they had been

Modern Geography 1) Where is a place located? 2) What is that place like? Write following question on a cue card 3)A place is created from its environment and the people living in the environment. How are Africa and Sweden different?

Africa vs Sweden

Directions Where you are going? Cardinal directions: North, South, East, West Intermediate directions: North east, South east, South west, Northwest

How do know where North is? 1) Where the sun rises( east) and sets (west) 2) Magnetic compass, needle points North

Maps Show places on earth at a smaller scale

Parts of a Map Legend : What colors and symbols on a map mean Symbol: Image that means something Look at page 342

Parts of a map Conventional symbols: Scales-Real distance from 2 places is smaller. Verbal (1cm=1km)- Helps estimate distances Line -Helps to estimate distances Numerical(1:1250) –Indicates size

Large scale vs small scale pg 346 What is the difference? Large scale: Useful to represent neighbourhoods and cities. Ex. 1:10 000 or 1:50 000 Small scale: Useful to represent huge territories. 1: 250 000 or 1: 80 000 000

Estimating distance with Verbal scale On page 344 it states 1cm = km 1) Using a ruler Measure distance from Levis to Riviere du loup. 2) Multiply that number by 50

Estimate with Line scales pg 357 http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?q=matane+to+sainte+anne+des+monts&mkt=en&FORM=HDRSC4#Y3A9NDUuNTIwMDAwfi03My41NzAwMDAmbHZsPTQmc3R5PXImcT1tYXRhbmUlMjUyMA==

Line Scale 0 20 40

Atlas Book with many maps Table of contents Conventional symbols Index Relief- Shows shapes of land and water. Color system shows height