Using Cornell Notes Cornell Notes Left Side Main Topic Questions Pictures Right Side Notes Highlight/Underline Important Terms Pictures Use lines to separate ideas/topics

Geography Five Themes Location – Where is this place located Place – How is this area different from others Human/Environment Interaction – How is this area different from others Movement – How has movement changed this place? Region – What is special about the region in which the city is located.

Geography Hemispheres Any one of four overlapping halves of Earth Northern/Southern Hemisphere Separated by the equator Equator divides the N and S Hemisphere and is located at 0° Latitude Eastern/Western Hemisphere Separated by the Prime Meridian Prime Meridian divides the E and w Hemisphere and is located at 0° Longitude

Geography Latitude & Longitude Latitude Run east/west around the earth Also called parallels Equator is longest latitude line at 0° latitude Latitudes go to 90° either north or south Longitude Run north/south around the earth Also called Meridians Prime Meridian is at 0° longitude Prime Meridian is also known as the Greenwich Meridian Longitudes go to 360° circling the earth

Geography Tropical Zone – located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn Tropic of Cancer Located at 23.5° N Latitude Zones of Latitude Arctic Circle Located above 66.5° N Latitude Antarctic Circle Located below 66.5° S Latitude Temperate Zones – there are two One is located between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer The second is located between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle

Geography Seasons Seasons are caused by two things; Rotation of Earth around the sun Tilt of the Earth axis is 23.5° The axis is the imaginary line that runs through the center of the earth connecting the north and south poles.

Geography Political Maps show cities, states, and countries Physical Maps Physical Maps show landforms and bodies of water.

Geography Distribution Maps show the patterns of something spread out over an area Distribution Maps Population Density Maps show the number of people living in a square mile of land Population Density Maps

Geography Map Elements Compass Rose A pointer for cardinal directions; north, south, east, and west. Key Is the box in which a maps symbols are explained. Keys are also used to show elevation or land height on physical maps using color coding. Scale Helps you estimate real directions on Earth