GEOGRAPHY SKILLS. BELLWORK Draw a map from Somerset Academy to your house. Include features that would help a stranger find their way from Somerset to.

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GEOGRAPHY SKILLS

BELLWORK Draw a map from Somerset Academy to your house. Include features that would help a stranger find their way from Somerset to your home.

BELLWORK Draw a map from Somerset Academy to your house. Include features that would help a stranger find their way from Somerset to your home. Discussion: What features did you include?

CLASSWORK As you read pages 4-5, 8-14, define the words below in your notes: 1.Cartographer 2.Location 3.Grid system 4.Hemisphere 5.Latitude 6.Equator 7.Longitude 8.Prime Meridian 9.Absolute location 10.Scale 11.Relative location 12.Physical map 13.Topography 14.Political map 15.Qualitative maps 16.Flow-line maps

CLASSWORK Complete the diagram below using page 9 to find your answers: HemisphereContinents Northern Southern Eastern Western

CLASSWORK Complete the diagram below using page 9 to find your answers: HemisphereContinents NorthernNorth America, Africa, Europe, Asia SouthernAntarctica, Africa, South America, Australia EasternAfrica, Europe, Asia, Australia WesternNorth America, South America

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT What is the difference between relative and absolute location? Give an example of each.