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CARDIO #4 Text Book page 34 Location: look at the map. what major battle did Alexander the great win before heading to Babylon? Critical thinking: why do you think Alexander the great circled the Mediterranean sea but did not cross it?
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Lesson 1: Studying Geography
Chapter 2 Lesson 1: Studying Geography Hemispheres: are used to refer to one-half of the globe.
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Latitude: runs east-west
The Equator (is a line of latitude halfway between the poles). The Tropic of Cancer is a line of latitude north of the Equator. Tropic of Capricorn is a line of latitude north and south of the Equator. The Arctic Circle: it is located in the north The Antarctic Circle: it is located in the south.
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Lines of longitude” run north-south
Lines of longitude” run north-south. The Prime Meridian, which runs through Greenwich, England, is at 0 degrees longitude.
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The Equator and Prime Meridian are the 0° imaginary lines They cross one another, forming a pattern called a grid system latitude is X and longitude is Y
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CLOSURE 3-2-1 chart 3 Things You Found Out 2 Interesting Things 1 Question You Still Have
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Types of Map Physical map: Shows land and water features. It uses colors to show elevation.
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Political Map: show the names and borders of countries
Political Map: show the names and borders of countries. They also show location of cities
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Special-Purpose Maps: they usually shows patters such as climate, natural resources or population. Road maps are another example.
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Reading Maps: each map has a map Legend
Reading Maps: each map has a map Legend. The legend or key is the place to find information. Objects or colors in the legend represent something on the map. Religions Legend
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Scale: it tells you the distance represented on a map.
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compass rose It is a model of a compass that shows the cardinal directions, north, south, east, and west. The intermediate directions are: northeast, southeast, southwest and northwest.
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CLASS WORK Guided Reading: hand out page 11
What continents or ocean are on 0° and 20°E 60°S and 80°W 20°N and 140°E 2. Draw the globe and label the 5 line of latitudes and the line of longitude
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CLOSURE 3-2-1 chart 3 Things You Found Out 2 Interesting Things 1 Question You Still Have
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Home learning Bring a news paper.
Find the ocean or continent located on the map attached on my website 20°N and 0° 20°S and 60°W 0° and 180° 3. Vocabulary Quiz 4. Bring contract signed (print out only the signing paper)
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