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 - 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 &
International Date Line
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
