1. DO NOW: Label the names of the Continents and Oceans on the worksheet map:
1. NORTH AMERICA
2. SOUTH AMERICA
3. AFRICA
4. ASIA
5. ANTARTICA
6. AUSTRALIA
7. EUROPE
A. ARCTIC OCEAN
B. ATLANTIC OCEAN
C. PACIFIC OCEAN
D. INDIAN OCEAN

2. World Geography Week 2

3. Review : PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
*FOCUSES ON EARTH’S NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS INCLUDING LAND FORMS, WATER FEATURES, PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND OTHER PHYSICAL FEATURES
*STUDIES THE PROCESSES THAT SHAPE THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

4. Review: HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
* STUDY OF DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WORLD’S PEOPLE
(WHERE PEOPLE LIVE AND WHAT THEY DO)
*EXAMINES HOW PEOPLE MAKE AND TRADE THINGS THAT THEY NEED TO SURVIVE

5. The globe A globe is a scale model of Earth.
One of the first things you will notice on the globe is the patterns of lines, east and west , and north south.
Latitude : east-west direction (Parallells)
Longitude: north-south (Meridians)
The intersection of these imaginary lines helps us find the location of places.

6. Latitude / Longitude

7. Equator and Tropics
Equator: an imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the north and south pole.
Tropic of Cancer: The parallel 23 ½ degrees north of the equator
Tropic of Capricorn: The parallel 23 ½ degrees south of the equator

8. LATITUDE / LONGITUDE
Latitude is the distance north or south of the equator.
Longitude is the distance east or west of the prime
meridian (Greenwich, England). Latitude and longitude
are measured in seconds, minutes, and degrees:
60″ (seconds) = 1′ (minute)
60′ (minutes) = 1° (degree)

9. NORTH/SOUTH THEN EAST/WEST

10. PRACTICE IN YOUR TRIAD GROUPS DETERMINE THE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT IS THE APPROXIMATE LATTITUDE OF THE US/CANADA BORDER FROM WASHINGTON TO MINNESOTA?
WHAT IS THE APPROXIMATE LONGITUDE OF THE EAST COAST
WHAT MAJOR CITY IS LOCATED NEAR 41◦N AND 74 ◦ W
WHAT COUNTRY IS LOCATED AT 30◦N AND 120 ◦ E
WHAT OCEAN IS LOCATED AT 15◦S AND 75◦E
THE ARTIC CIRCLE BEGINS AT WHAT LINE OF LATTITUDE?
WHAT IS THE APPROXIMATE LATTITUDE/LONGITUDE OF RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL

11. ANSWERS
49 ◦N
75 ◦W
NEW YORK
CHINA
INDIAN OCEAN
70 ◦N
23 ◦S 43 ◦W

12. DO NOW /4/2013
USING YOUR TEXT BOOK PAGE S36 AND/OR WALL MAPS ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
What is the approximate latitude/longitude of Damascus Syria?
Name four countries that border Syria.
Name the island nation approx. 15⁰ E of Syria.
What body of water does this nation rest.
What is the straight line distance from Damascus to Ankara Turkey (use distance scale at bottom of map and straight edge paper)
What is the approx. latitude/longitude of Ankara Turkey

13. Answers What is the approximate latitude/longitude of Damascus Syria?
33N 36E
Name four countries that border Syria.
TURKEY, IRAQ, JORDAN, ISRAEL LEBANON
Name the island nation approx. 15⁰ W of Syria.
CYPRUS
What body of water does this island nation rest.
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
What is the straight line distance from Damascus to Ankara Turkey (use distance scale at bottom of map and straight edge paper)
500 MI, 805KM
What is the approx. latitude/longitude of Ankara Turkey
39N 32E

14. LATITUDE / LONGITUDE BROKEN DOWN
 There are 60 minutes (') per degree, and 60 seconds (") per minute
A coordinate might be written 65° 32' 15“
Degrees can also be expressed as decimals:
Degrees and decimal minutes: 65° 32.25‘
 Degrees, minutes, and decimal seconds: 65° 32' “
All these notations allow us to locate places on the Earth quite precisely – to within inches

15. LATITUDE BROKEN DOWN A degree of latitude is approximately 69 miles.
A minute of latitude is approximately 1.15 miles
A second of latitude is approximately 0.02 miles, or just over 100 feet.

16. LONGITUDE BROKEN DOWN A degree of longitude varies in size.
At the equator, it is approximately 69 miles, the same size as a degree of latitude.
The size gradually decreases to zero as the meridians converge at the poles.
At a latitude of 45 degrees, a degree of longitude is approximately 49 miles.
Because a degree of longitude varies in size, minutes and seconds of longitude also vary, decreasing in size towards the poles.

17. HEMISPHERES
HEMISPHERE: HALVES OF THE GLOBE DIVIDED BY THE EQUATOR AND PRIME MERIDIAN
PRIME MERIDIAN: IMAGINARY LINE DRAWN FROM THE NORTH POLE THROUGH GREENWICH,ENGLAND, TO THE SOUTH POLE.
THE FOUR HEMISPHERES ARE:
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
EASTERN HEMISPHERE
WESTERN HEMISPHERE

19. MAP PROJECTIONS

20. MAP PROJECTIONS CYLINDRICAL CONICAL
DESIGNED AS IF A CYLINDER HAS BEEN WRAPED AROUND THE GLOBE
MERIDIANS ARE PULLED APART AND ARE PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER INSTEAD OF MEETING AT THE POLES (CAUSES LANDMASS DISTORTION TOWARDS THE POLES)
EXAMPLE MERCATOR MAP
BENEFITS: SHOWS TRUE DIRECTION AND SHAPE
CONICAL
DESIGNED AS IF A CONE HAS BEEN PLACED OVER THE GLOBE.
ACCURATE ALONG THE LINES OF LATITUDE WHERE IT TOUCHES THE GLOBE.
RETAINS ALMOST TRUE SHAPES AND SIZES OF LANDMASSES
BENEFITS: MOST USEFUL FOR AREAS THAT HAVE LONG EAST-WEST DIMENSIONS (U.S. RUSSIA)

21. MAP PROJECTIONS FLAT-PLANE (PLANAR)
APPEAR TO TOUCH THE GLOBE AT ONE POINT SUCH AS THE NORTH POLE/SOUTH POLE
USEFUL FOR SHOWING TRUE DIRECTION (AIRPLANE PILOTS/SHIP NAVIGATORS)
SHOWS TRUE AREA SIZES, BUT DISTORTS SHAPES.

22. MAP PROJECTIONS

23. PICK A MAP PROJECTION!

25. REVIEW

26. DO NOW: USE BOOK PG S38 9/5/2013 !!TEST WED 9/11/2013!!!
1. What Country Is Located At 0⁰ 20⁰e
2. What Is The Capital Of The Country In Question 1?
3. What Country Is Located At 30 ⁰N 30 ⁰E?
4. What Seas Border This Nation In Question 3?
5. What Major River Runs Through This Nation In Question 3?
6. What Is The Approximate Lat/Long Of Cape Town S Africa?
7.What Is The Straight Line Distance From Capetown S Africa To Windhoek Nambia?

27. Answers Democratic Republic Of The Congo Kinshasa Egypt
Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea
Nile
34s 18e
750mi / 1300 Km

28. The Solar System

29. Key words Planets- major bodies that orbit a star
Solar System- The Sun and group of bodies that revolve it
Moons- smaller objects that orbit a planet (may also be called a satellite)

30. Earth’s Four Sphere’s
Atmosphere- Envelope of gases that surrounds Earth
Lithosphere- Solid crust of the planet
Hydrosphere –All of Earth’s Water
Biosphere- All of Earth’s life forms

31. Environment
Environment
Atmosphere
Biosphere
lithosphere
Hydrosphere