1. GEOGRAPHY
That’s WHERE It’s At!

2. Consider the questions: Do Now:What is geography? Why is it important?
Brainstorming
Consider the questions:
Do Now:What is geography?
Why is it important?

3. Geography is the study of the earth.
Simply defined:
Geography is the study of the earth.

4. Geography is important b’c…
WHERE one lives determines HOW one lives, that is to say, one’s house, food, clothing, job, etc.

5. 5 Themes of Geography Location Place Human/Environmental Interaction
Movement
Region

6. Earth
The best & truest representation of the earth is the globe. A globe gives a clear picture of the earth’s size & shape.

7. Maps - flat drawings of the Earth - also give us information about the world. Maps have both advantages & disadvantages. What do you think they are?

8. Positives/Negatives of Maps
PLUSES
Allows one to see the whole world at one time
Portable
Detailed
MINUSES
Distortions involving distance, direction, shape and/or area

10. Types of Maps
Physical/Topographical – show natural features of the earth’s surface (oceans, mountains, rivers, deserts, etc.)
Political – show national boundaries, major cities & capitals
Mercator – show lines of latitude & longitude

11. Physical Map of Oregon

12. Political Map of Europe

13. Mercator Map

14. Geographic Features Ocean Continent Mountain Desert Rainforest River
Sea
Island
Gulf
Cape
Strait
Isthmus & Canals
Plateau

15. Oceans of the World
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
Arctic
Southern

16. Arctic
Ocean
Atlantic
Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
Ocean
Indian
Ocean
Southern
Ocean

17. Continents Africa Antarctica Asia Australia Europe North America
South America

18. Asia
North
America
Europe
Africa
South
America
Australia
Antarctica

19. AFRICA

20. ANTARCTICA

22. ASIA

23. EUROPE

25. SOUTH AMERICA

26. Major Mountain Ranges
Locate, label & draw BLACK chevrons (^^) to represent the following mountains:
Himalayas
Andes
Urals
Rockies
Alps

27. Ural Mts.
Alps
Rocky Mts.
Himalaya
Mts.
Andes Mts.

28. Major Deserts Locate, label & color YELLOW the following deserts:
Sahara
Gobi
Atacama
Mojave

29. Gobi
Mojave
Sahara
Atacama

30. Rainforests Locate, label & color GREEN the following rainforests:
Amazon
Congo

31. The
Congo
Amazon
Rainforest

32. Major Rivers
We will locate & learn more about the impact of the following rivers:
Nile
Tigris & Euphrates
Indus & Ganges
Huang He
Amazon
Mississippi

33. Ganges
River
Huang He
River
Mississippi
River
Nile
River
Amazon
River
Indus
River
Tigris & Euphrates
Rivers

34. Major Seas Mediterranean Caribbean Black & Red North Caspian Arabian
Bering
East China Sea

35. North Sea
Black
Sea
East China Sea
Caribbean
Sea
Bering
Sea
Red
Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Arabian
Sea
Caspian
Sea

36. Major Islands Japan Hawaii New Zealand Great Britain Madagascar
Philippines
Cuba

37. Great
Britain
Japan
Cuba
Philippines
Hawaii
Madagascar
New Zealand

38. Major Gulfs
Gulf of Mexico
Persian Gulf
Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Alaska

39. Persian
Gulf
Gulf of
Mexico
Gulf of
Alaska
Gulf of
Aden

40. Major Capes
Cape of Good Hope
Cape Horn
Cape Asir
Cape Cod

41. Cape
Cod
Cape
Asir
Cape of
Good
Hope
Cape
Horn

42. Major Straits Strait of Gibraltar Strait of Magellan Bosporus Strait
Strait of Hormuz
Bering Strait

43. Bosporus
Strait
Strait of Hormuz
Strait of
Gibraltar
Bering
Strait
Strait of
Magellan

44. Isthmus & Canals
Isthmus of Panama
Panama Canal
Suez Canal

45. Panama
Canal
Suez
Canal
Isthmus of
Panama

46. On your Mercator world map find the following: Equator (0) Prime Meridian (0) Tropic of Cancer (22.5 N) Tropic of Capricorn (22.5 S) Arctic Circle (66.5 N) Antarctic Circle (66.5 S)

47. You Are Here!
People can find where they are anywhere in the world because of lines of longitude & latitude…
Longitudinal Lines run east & west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees…
Latitudinal Lines run north & south of the Equator, measured in degrees…