1. Label Continents and Oceans on world map

3. Social Scientists What is the job..
Sociologist: to study customs and values of a culture
economists: to study how people, societies, and nations choose and supply the things they want
political scientists: to study how people are governed

4. Social Scientists
2. read, observe, investigate, ask questions 3. People are complex

5. Geography Notes

6. Longitude and Latitude

7. Lines of Longitude or Meridians
Runs north-south and meet at the poles (up & down)
Measured east/west of the Prime Meridian (00 degrees longitude)
The direction in which the degrees increase is the direction from the Prime Meridian (east/west)

8. Lines of Latitude or parallels:
Run east-west (across)
Measured by degrees north/south of the equator (00 degrees latitude)
The direction in which the degrees increase is the direction from the equator (north/south)

15. What is Geography?
The study of all the physical features of the Earth’s surface, including people, their environments, and their resources

16. Themes of Geography Location:
Absolute: specific location – Long&Lat/address
Relative: Relative location describes a place with respect to its connection to other places.
Place: Physical and human Characteristics
Interaction between people and the environment
humans adapt to and modify the environment
Humans shape the landscape through their interaction with the land
both positive and negative effects on the environment.

17. Themes of Geography Movement: Region: migration trade ideas
Diffusion: movement of customs or ideas from one place to another; spread of cultural features
Interdependence: mutual dependence of countries on goods, resources, and knowledge from other parts of the world
Region:
unifying characteristics – cultural or geographical characteristics – manageable units

18. Climate vs. Weather
Climate: the pattern of changes in weather over a number of years
Weather: the condition of air at any one time

19. Latitude and Climate Tropics (low latitudes)
Between Tropic of Cancer (23.50 N. Latitude) & Tropic of Capricorn (23.50 S. Latitude)
Polar Regions (high latitudes)
arctic circle: North
Antarctic Circle: South Latitude
Temperate Zone (middle latitudes)
climate varies

20. arctic circle: North
Polar Regions
Temperate Zone
Tropics (low latitudes)
Temperate Zone
Polar Regions
Antarctic Circle: South Latitude