1. Bellringer Use your text book to complete the following task… Provide at least three ways topnyms are selected. List and describe at least three different ways topnyms are selected.

2. How geographers describe location. 1. Toponym 2. Site 3. Situation 4. Mathematical locations

3. Write this down Topnym- is the name given to a place on Earth.

8. Site The physical characteristic of a place. This includes….. Climate Water sources Vegetation Elevation

9. Situation The location of place relative to the other places Example: Some locations encourage trade because they are in the pathway of major trade routes.

10. Categorilla Identify the nations listed on the map. What are you mapping out?

11. IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD!

12. 3 rd map- Mountains

13. Mathmatical Location Meridian- line drawn between the North and South Poles Parallel- is a circle drawn around the globe to the equator Longitude- also known as meridian. The location of each meridian is identified on the earths surface according to a numbering system ( remember LONGitude) Prime meridian = 0 Latitude= The numbering system to indicate the location of a parallel. (remember LADDERtude, because it goes up like a ladder) Times zones- are normally identified in 15 degrees. http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/k9mod/Mapskill/mod 3fl5.swf

14. Activity!! What type of region is it?

15. Map quiz You will have 15 minutes to complete the quiz. If you talk you will get a zero

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