1. Geography Pre Ch. 1 Grade 7 Perry Points:
1.) Understand the uses of Political and Physical Maps
2.) Identify Key States, Capitals, and Physical Landforms throughout the United States .
Geography Pre Ch. 1 Grade 7

2. 5 Themes of Geography Location Regions Place Movement Interaction
Where is it?
Ex: The Bathroom is at the end of the hall to the right.
Regions
Areas that share at least one common feature
Ms. Gleason’s room and Ms. Inezeo’s room share a border
Place
How are two places different from each other place?
Think about landforms, climate, plants, animals, people, Language, Culture.
Movement
How do people, goods, and ideas move from place to place?
Interaction
Relationship between people and environment or people and people

3. Latitude (Parallels)
Horizontal (from Right to Left) lines used to locate areas on the earth.
Equator = 0 Degrees
North Pole = 90 Degrees North
South Pole = 90 Degrees South

4. Longitude (Meridians)
Vertical (top to bottom) lines that are used to locate areas on the earth.
Prime Meridian = 0 Degrees
Separates Eastern Hemisphere from Western Hemisphere

5. Political Maps Show Political borders State from State
Continent from Continent
Country from Country
Usually uses different colors to make map easier to read.
Symbols are used to label capitals, cities, and towns.

6. Examples of Political Maps

7. Physical Maps
Shows major physical features like hills, plains, mountains, rivers, lakes
Show elevation
Height of land above sea level

8. Examples of Physical Maps

9. Special-Purpose Maps: Climate
Map used to show the different Climates (weather patterns) in a specific area.

10. Examples of SP Climate Map

11. Special Purpose: Language Maps
Shows the languages spoken in different areas throughout a country

12. Examples of SP Language

13. Migration Maps
The Movement of people from one area to another shapes history
Maps that show the movement of people from one are to another

14. Examples of Migration Maps

15. World Land use Map Show how people make their living in an area
Shows how people use their land

16. Examples of Land Use Maps