GEOGRAPHY WORLD

Hemispheres EQUATOR latitude PRIME MERIDIAN longitude

Continents NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA AFRICA AUSTRALIA EUROPE ASIA ANTARCTICA

COUNTRIES – are part of continents SOUTH AMERICA ASIA

STATES or PROVINCES – are part of countries SOUTH AMERICA ASIA

Parishes or counties – are part of states

cities/towns are part of parishes or counties ASIA

CONTINENT COUNTRY STATE PARISH/COUNTY CITY/TOWN

Mountains BIGGEST formed by plates colliding

WATER ATLANTIC PACIFIC Gulf of Mexico MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Political map shows boundaries

Physical map shows landforms and water

Elevation map shows elevation of area in comparison to sea level

Population map shows areas of high and low population

Natural Resource map shows where resources of an area can be found

Climate map

Map Key

Distance Scale

Compass rose Remember: to determine the direction of movement, you MUST be careful of your starting location and move from there. Even though this line can go northwest or southeast, YOU can only go one direction on it – depending on your starting point!

COMMUNITIES RURALURBANSUBURBAN the “country”The “big city” a lot of people, tall buildings in-between more spread out, but still close to city farmsfactories / big businesses homes mainly, people work in urban city and live in suburban community