Basic Geography Skills. Maps Flat pictures of some portion of the earth.

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Basic Geography Skills

Maps Flat pictures of some portion of the earth

Parts of a Map Map key or legend tells what the symbols mean Title tells what the map is about Compass rose shows the directions Scale shows the distance between two places on a map

Types of maps Political—shows political lines that divide countries (or states) Physical—shows the physical features of the earth (mountains, deserts, etc.) Climate—shows the different climate regions of the earth

What type of map is this?

How about this one?

And this one?

Types of maps Territorial—shows a territorial area such as states or regions Population—shows where people live or how many people live in certain areas Road—shows the major roads in an area

Maps Cardinal directions (north, east, south, west) are found on the compass rose Intermediate directions (northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest) You use latitude and longitude to pinpoint location

Use latitude and longitude to pinpoint the location of each letter

Equator and Prime Meridian The Equator is located at 0° latitude The Prime Meridian is located at 0° longitude Lines of latitude are called parallels Lines of longitude are called meridians

Physical Features For civilizations to thrive, you need water, fertile soil and a mild climate Mountains, deserts, oceans, rainforests, etc.. Are physical features Mountains and deserts serve as natural geographic barriers- they are hard to cross and separate communities

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