Compiled by Gloria E. Melencio

 an etymology that comes from the Greek word geo  an etymology that comes from the Greek word graphia  "the scientific study of the earth’s surface, climates, peoples and natural resources."  "the study of places, diverse environments and patterns of human culture in modern times."

 -Realms and regions are global neighborhoods.  -Realm is a big chunk of area; a region is a subset of realms.  -Realm is a piece of inhabitable space where people interact; a region may have boundaries.  -Realm has an abstract sphere of influence; region can be perception-based  -Harm de Blij

 - one super continent formed 300 years ago -Alfred Wegener

 Continents broke up from one super continent to form the present-day realms and regions

 The history of exploration and map making has these thinkers: -Herodotus -Eratosthenes -Strabo -Ptolemy

 "There are 3 ways to approach the world:  -Timeline, Location and Structural systems -Harm de Blij

 The philosophy that man is the center of the universe  Man is only a steward of the universe; his life depends on his environment

 The earth is 4.7 billion years old.

 - The equator is at 0 degree latitude  - Line of latitude that divides the earth into equal parts  -Africa is in the equator

 Imaginary line that runs east- west as circles parallel to the equator  Horizontal line that cuts across north and south

  Imaginary line that runs across the globe from north to south  Line that cuts across east and west vertically

- The starting point for measuring longitude -begins at Greenwich in England -morning or before noon is Ante- meridiem (AM) -afternoon is Post-meridiem (PM)

- A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude expressed in numbers

-Set of lines used to find locations on map -grid coordinates - 10 degrees N latitude, 25 degrees S Longitude

 7 continents divided according to territorial boundaries:  Africa  Asia  Antarctica  Australia  Europe  North America  South America

- Australia is in the South Pole -Antarctica has zero population -oceans, mountain ranges

 -cultural, religion, language, political, economic unities  Europe (Politics)  Russia ( Politics)  North America (Economic, Political)  Middle America (Politics)  South America (Politics)  North Africa/Southwest Asia (Islam)  Sub-Saharan Africa (Politics)  South Asia (Muslim, Hindu, etc.)  East Asia (Economic giants)