WORLD GEOGRAPHY REVIEW TEST NEXT WEDNESDAY 10/2/13

NAME 5 DIFFERENT SOURCES PEOPLE CAN USE TO FIND GEOGRAPHY INFORMATION 1.Maps 2.Field Work 3.Data Bases 4.GPS 5.Satellite Images

WHY IS A COMPASS ROSE NECESSARY ON A MAP? It gives us the direction north, true orientation

GIVE 3 USES OF MENTAL MAPS 1.Giving directions to others 2.Carrying out daily activities 3.Understand world events

HOW DO PEOPLE DEVELOP AND REFINE THEIR MENTAL MAPS? Comparing sketch maps to maps in atlases or other resources Describing the location of places in terms of reference points Describing the location of places in terms of geographic features and land forms Describing the location of places in terms of the human characteristics of a place

WHAT IS A MAP A 2 dimensional picture of the world

MAJOR TYPES OF THEMATIC MAPS? 1.Population (e.g., distribution and density) 2.Economic activity 3.Resource 4.Language 5.Ethnicity 6.Climate 7.Precipitation 8.Vegetation 9.Physical 10.Political

THE REASONS WHY MAPS CHANGE OVER TIME? 1.Increase in knowledge – Columbus’s Time 2.Change in Place names – Formosa – Taiwan – China 3.Change in Boundaries – Africa 4.Perspectives of Place names – Sea of Japan – East Sea 5.Areas are disputed – Kashmir

WHAT IS THE OTHER NAME FOR THE PERSIAN GULF? WHY TWO NAMES? Arabian Gulf Difference in perspective.

TWO AREAS THAT ARE IN DISPUTE? 1.Korea 2.Western Sahara 3.Tibet 4.Kashmir

WHAT AREAS ON A MAP CAN BE DISTORTED? 1.Shape 2.Area 3.Distance 4.Direction

Mental maps are based on objective knowledge and subjective perceptions. Mental maps serve as indicators of how well people know the spatial (political) characteristics of certain places Using a variety of sources supports the process of geographic inquiry. Latitude and longitude define absolute location Relative location describes the spatial (political) relationships between and among places

The amount of ___detail___ shown on a map is dependent on the scale used. Lines of latitude can also be called _parallels_. Lines of longitude can also be called __meridians_. Compass rose (directional indicator) identifies map orientation. A(n) atlas is a collection of maps.

The line of longitude at 0°, separates the eastern and western hemispheres, is known as the Prime Meridian. The line of latitude at 0°, separates the northern and southern hemispheres, is known as the equator.

This is a picture of a Mercator map projection. They are used for ship navigation. This is a picture of a Robinson map projection. They are used for data representation. This is a picture of a POLAR map projection. They are used for airline navigation.

1.Paris, France48°N, 2°E 2.Sydney, Australia33°S, 151°E 3.New York City, NY40°N, 73°W 4.Madrid, Spain40°N, 3°W 5.Bogota, Columbia4°N, 74°W 6.Cairo, Egypt30°N, 31°E 7.Tokyo, Japan35°N, 139°E 8.Washington, D.C.38°N, 77°W 9.Baghdad, Iraq33°N, 44°E 10.Beijing, China39°N, 116°E 11.New Delhi, India26°N, 77°E 12.Vancouver, BC, Canada49°N, 123°W

1.19°N, 99°WMexico City, Mexico 2.35°N, 51°ETehran, Iran 3.55°N, 37°EMoscow, Russia 4.21°N, 39°EMakkah (Mecca), Saudi Arabia 5.34°S, 58°WBuenos Aires, Argentina 6.51°N, 0°WLondon, United Kingdom 7.26°S, 28°EJohannesburg, South Africa 8.52°N, 13° EBerlin, Germany 9.37°S, 144°EMelbourne, Australia 10.41°N, 28°EAnkara, Turkey 11.33°S, 70°WSantiago, Chile 12.34°N, 35°EBeirut, Lebanon