Five Themes of Geography - Notes from the Video
2016 - 09 - 16
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 - 7.3 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
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