1. Geography World History I Mrs. Rudolph

2. 5 Themes of Geography  Location  Place  Region  Human-Environment Interaction  Movement

3. What is the location of a place?  Absolute location (longitude & latitude)  Relative location (relation compared to other places)

4. What is the characterisitics of a place?  Physical Characteristics (landforms, climate)  Human Characteristics (language, customs)

5. Absolute location Latitude  Latitude-imaginary lines on the Earth’s surface that run east and west.  When using latitude lines for absolute location use north and south in relation to the equator.

6. Longitude  Longitude-imaginary lines on the Earth’s surface that run north and south.  When using longitude lines for absolute location use east or west in relation to the prime meridian.

7. Absolute location

8. Scales  Variety of scales are necessary to represent areas when developing maps and the scale determines the amount of detail shown on a map.

9. Compass Rose  Identifies map orientation as a directional indicator (north, south, east or west)  Uses cardinal directions

10. Mental Maps  Mental maps are used everyday  Our route to school  Giving directions to others  To understand world events  People develop and refine their mental maps through both personal experience and learning.

11. Maps  Symbols  Color  Lines  Boundaries  Contours

12. Maps change over time  Knowledge  Map of 1421  Today’s map looks different  Satellite images  GIS (Geographic Information Systems)

13. Mercator map (used for ship navigation)

14. Polar Map (used for airline navigation)

15. Robinson Map (used for data representation)