1. Geography Skills Basics

2. Thinking Like a Geographer Ask questions Acquire Information Organize information Analyze information Answer questions Geography starts with where – global grid system

3. Map Projections Transferring the earth from a sphere to a flat surface Three types: planar, cylindrical, conic What are great circle routes?

4. Common Map Projections

5. Parts of a map Key Compass Rose Boundary Lines Cities/Capitals Scale – relationship between map & globe Small scale has larger area with less detail Large scale has smaller area with more detail

6. Ways to Show Data Maps Physical, Political, Thematic (special purpose) Graphs line, bar, circle (pie chart) Charts/Tables Diagrams