Label Continents and Oceans on world map

Social Scientists What is the job.. Sociologist: to study customs and values of a culture economists: to study how people, societies, and nations choose and supply the things they want political scientists: to study how people are governed

Social Scientists 2. read, observe, investigate, ask questions 3. People are complex

Geography Notes

Longitude and Latitude

Lines of Longitude or Meridians Runs north-south and meet at the poles (up & down) Measured east/west of the Prime Meridian (00 degrees longitude) The direction in which the degrees increase is the direction from the Prime Meridian (east/west)

Lines of Latitude or parallels: Run east-west (across) Measured by degrees north/south of the equator (00 degrees latitude) The direction in which the degrees increase is the direction from the equator (north/south)

What is Geography? The study of all the physical features of the Earth’s surface, including people, their environments, and their resources

Themes of Geography Location: Absolute: specific location – Long&Lat/address Relative: Relative location describes a place with respect to its connection to other places. Place: Physical and human Characteristics Interaction between people and the environment humans adapt to and modify the environment Humans shape the landscape through their interaction with the land both positive and negative effects on the environment.

Themes of Geography Movement: Region: migration trade ideas Diffusion: movement of customs or ideas from one place to another; spread of cultural features Interdependence: mutual dependence of countries on goods, resources, and knowledge from other parts of the world Region: unifying characteristics – cultural or geographical characteristics – manageable units

Climate vs. Weather Climate: the pattern of changes in weather over a number of years Weather: the condition of air at any one time

Latitude and Climate Tropics (low latitudes) Between Tropic of Cancer (23.50 N. Latitude) & Tropic of Capricorn (23.50 S. Latitude) Polar Regions (high latitudes) arctic circle: 66.50 North Antarctic Circle: 66.50 South Latitude Temperate Zone (middle latitudes) climate varies

arctic circle: 66.50 North Polar Regions Temperate Zone Tropics (low latitudes) Temperate Zone Polar Regions Antarctic Circle: 66.50 South Latitude