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Materials Textbook pg 2 Pencil and geography notebook
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The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere The study of human activity as it affects and is affected by the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.
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Where it is? Why is it there? What are the consequences of it being there?
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Location Place Human- Environment Interactions Movement Religions
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Position on the earth Absolute – where it is exactly? Relative – where is it located in relationship to other places?
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What is it like there? Physical and Human Characteristics Physical- landforms, climate, natural vegetation, animal life Human- population, language, religion, political system
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What is the relationship between humans and the environment? Humans depend on the environment to meet their basic needs Humans modify the environment by farming it, building dams, mining resources Humans adapt to the environment; using air conditioning in the south, and heating units in the north
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How and why are places connected with one another? Are world is in constant motion, constantly changing people, ideas, goods,
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An area that has unifying characteristics Some regions are distinguished by physical characteristics- landforms, climate, vegetation Some by human characteristics- culture, economics, political
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The world in spatial terms – knowing the location of places Places and Regions - also describe physical characteristics like landforms or climate and human characteristics like language or religion Physical Systems – analyze how the earth is shaped
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Human Systems – analyze how humans shape the world; reasons why people move Environment and Society – how people use the environment and the effect The uses of Geography – helps understanding the relationship among people, places and environments over time
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Northern Southern Eastern Western
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swK Bi6hHHMA&list=PL_h3OmD1aZVgay3DA RK5rhBTAAiIp6-z7&index=2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swK Bi6hHHMA&list=PL_h3OmD1aZVgay3DA RK5rhBTAAiIp6-z7&index=2 Lines of latitude (parallels) circle the parallel to the equator. They measure distance N-S Lines of longitude (Meridians)circle the earth from pole to pole. They measure distance E-W
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Equator - 0 degrees latitude Prime Meridian- 0 degrees longitude Tropic of Cancer 23.5 N latitude Tropic of Capricorn 23.5 S latitude
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Map Key explains lines colors and symbols used on a map Bar Scale or measuring line helps you figure distance on the map Compass Rose is a symbol that tell you cardinal direction on a map
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.General purpose maps show a wide range of general information about an area Physical maps call out landforms and water features Political maps show names and boundaries of countries, location of cities, and other man-made features of a place.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx1 N7Ud3zj8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx1 N7Ud3zj8
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Land forms are the shapes of natural features of the earth's surface. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWT Dmg8OI_Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWT Dmg8OI_Y
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Basin Bay
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Cape Channel
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Delta Divide
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Glacier Isthmus
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Sound Mountain
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Latitude and Longitude Hemispheres Important lines of latitude and longitude Parts of the map Types of maps Continents and Oceans
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Can you explain the difference between lines of longitude and lines of latitude? Can you explain the difference between a physical and political maps
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