Five
Themes of Geography - Notes from the Video
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Geo -
means earth
Graphia -
means description
Therefore, Geography is a description of the earth.
Maps
& Globes
7
Continents on our globe - North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia,
Africa & Antarctica
5 Oceans
on our globe - Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, & Antarctic
Cartographers
- people who design & create maps
Population of the World - 7.2 billion
Surface
Area - 315 200 000 squared kilometers (45.028 people / square km)
Types of
Maps - a) General
b) Thematic
Map
Criteria - All maps should include:
1.
Title
2.
Legend
3.
Scale
4.
Compass Rose
5.
Grid (Latitude & Longitude)
6.
Symbols
5 Themes
of Geography
1.
Place & Location
2.
Region
3.
Movement
4.
Environment
5.
Interaction
Hemisphere=
half of the earth, divided by the equator
Equator=0
degrees latitude
Longitude=
Meridians
·
Prime Meridian (0 degrees) & International Date Line (180 degrees)
Location:
·
2 Types - a)
Relative - close/near
b) Absolute-
Exact/ use coordinates/ Latitude & Longitude
Place:
·
Human characteristics - building, clothing, food
·
Physical characteristics- Plant life, landscape,
weather
·
Seasons - summer solstice June 21st (Longest day
of the year)
winter
solstice - December 21st (Shortest day of the year)
· Climatic zones - tropical, temperate, polar
·
4 layers of the earth -crust, mantle, outer core
& inner core
· Earth is made up of tectonic plates
·
where crust plates meet are called fault lines -
could be locations of earthquakes & volcanoes
