Geography Terms Pages 3 & 4

What is Geography?

#1 Geography is: The social science that deals with the earth’s environment and the human impact on it.

#2 Physical Geography -refers to the natural features found on the earth’s surface

#3 Cultural Geography -refers to people’s impact on the earth’s surface or how people have changed the physical environment

How do these people know where you are going How do these people know where you are going? What do they use to get to where they want to go? Pilot Ship’s Captain Safari Guide Driver in a new area

#1 Lines of Latitude Parallels Imaginary lines running east to west around the globe, and used to measure distance north and south of the equator

#5 Lines of Longitude Meridians Imaginary lines running from pole to pole, and are used to measure distance north to south

#4 Tropics Area of the globe between the Tropic of Cancer (23 ½ * N) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23 ½ * S) Area of the globe that receives the most direct sunlight

Please add Numbers #22 & #23 to your packet… #7 Absolute Location -an exact position on the earth’s surface -ex.- 23* N and 120* W #8 Relative Location -an approximate location in relation to a place -ex.- I live next to Rita’s Water Ice in Lansdale Please add Numbers #22 & #23 to your packet…

Earth in Relation to the Sun The earth moves in two ways: It rotates It revolves

#12 Rotation The turning of the earth on its axis which takes _______? 24 hours

#13 Revolution The earth’s yearly trip around the sun, which takes _______? 365 ¼ days

#14 Seasons- periods of the year with different climatic conditions Summer, winter, spring and fall Why do different areas of the globe have different seasons?

Special Times of the Year #15 Solstice-one of two days of the year when the sun’s rays strike directly on the: (#’s 2 & 3) Trop. of Cancer-June 21, marks the first day of summer in the northern hemisphere and first day of winter in the southern hemisphere, 24 hrs of light at North Pole, 24 hrs darkness at South Pole Trop. Of Capricorn-December 21, marks the first day of summer in the southern hemisphere and first day of winter in the northern hemisphere, 24 hrs of light at South Pole, 24 hrs darkness at North Pole

Special Times of the Year Summer Solstice Winter Solstice

Special Times of the Year #16 Equinox- one of two days in which the sun’s rays are directly over the Equator March 21 and September 23 These days are the start of _______ and _______ for the northern hemisphere. Autumn and Spring

Special Times of the Year