5 Themes Of Geography
Movements Of the Earth
Understanding Globes
How to Use a Map
Name That Map
Map Mix-up
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What planet do we live on?
The planet Earth
study of the Earth’s surface This is the study of the Earth’s surface and the processes that shape it.
Geography
Name one of the 5 themes of Geography (Textbook page M-M1)
Location, Regions, Movement, Place, And interaction
How do humans communicate on the Earth?
They can talk, use cell phones, or write a letter (Textbook page M-1)
called Wyandanch, New York Describe the region called Wyandanch, New York (Textbook Page M-1)
Wyandanch land is generally flat with trees and grasslands
the Earth on this season is tilted Around December 21st, the Earth on this season is tilted away from the sun causing snow
Winter
How many hours does the Earth take to make 1 complete Rotation? (Textbook page M-2)
24 hours
this season has the greatest On June 21st-22nd, this season has the greatest number of sunlight hours (Textbook page M-2)
Summer
How Many days are in one Year? (textbook page M-2)
365 1/4
revolve around the sun or does the sun revolve around the Does the Earth revolve around the sun or does the sun revolve around the Earth? (Textbook page M-2)
The Earth revolves around the sun
What unit do we measure lines of latitude and longitude in? (Textbook page M-4)
Degrees
the globe into imaginary horizontal Geographers divide the globe into imaginary horizontal lines. What are these lines called? (Textbook page M-4)
Latitude
What is the name of the horizontal zero degree line across the globe? (Textbook page M-4)
The Equator
the globe into imaginary vertical lines. What are these lines called? Geographers divide the globe into imaginary vertical lines. What are these lines called? (Textbook page M-5)
Longitude
What is the name of the vertical zero degree line across the globe? This line goes from the North to South Pole. (Textbook page M-5)
The Prime Meridian
We use this instrument to determine the directions; North, East, South, and West (Textbook page M-8)
A Compass Rose
This box on a map has symbols and the meaning of each symbol (Textbook page M-8)
A legend or a key
find the actual distance This helps you find the actual distance in both miles and kilometers (Textbook page M8)
A scale bar
Why does a map have a title?
The title tells you what the map is all about (Textbook page M8)
maps written in different Why are maps written in different scales? (Textbook page M9)
Maps are written in different scales depending on their purpose (Textbook page M9)
This map shows political borders; continents, countries, and divisions within countries. (Textbook page M10)
A Political Map
of map shows the number of This type of map shows the number of people live somewhere (Powerpoint page 5)
A Population Map
This map shows natural resources (Powerpoint page 5)
A Natural Resource Map
What unit are lines on a map measured in? (Powerpoint page 6)
Longitude
Daily Double!!
What are lines on a map that run North to South Called? (Powerpoint page 6)
Longitude
What are the lines that run East to West on a map called? (Powerpoint page 7)
Latitude
equator? (Powerpoint page 7) What is the equator? (Powerpoint page 7)
Earth into two hemispheres, An imaginary line at 0 degrees that cuts the Earth into two hemispheres, North and South
What is the name of the imaginary line that divides the Earth into two equal halves, east and West (Powerpoint page 8)
The Prime Meridian
Why do we have different time zones on the Earth? (Powerpoint page 8)
The Earth rotates on its axis
Name the four types of Maps (Powerpoint page 3)
Political, Physical, Population, and natural resource
Final Jeopardy!!
Maps and Paper
What is a map projection?
A flat map drawn on paper