5 Themes of Geography

a. What is it like?b. Where is it?c. How do people relate to the physical world?d. How do people, goods, & ideas move from one place to

another?e. How are places similar or different

a. Placeb. Locationc. Human/Environment Interactiond. Movement

e. Region

East

Hemispheres

(º North, º West) (º North, º East)

(º South, º West) (º South, º East)

West

North

South

Prime Meridian

Equator

180 º180 º

90 º

90 º

Latitude & Longitude

Absolute City Locations

• 23º N, 90º E• 46º N, 76º W• 4º N, 74º W• 35º S, 149º E

• Dhaka, Bangladesh• Ottawa, Canada• Bogotá, Colombia• Canberra, Australia

Map Distortions

1.The extent of space between two objects or places; an intervening space

2. The position of one point in relation to another

3. A form or condition in which something may exist or appear

4. A roughly bounded part of the space on a surface; a region

1. Distance

2. Direction

3. Shape

4. Size/Area

Map Elements

1. Shows Direction2. Explains Content3. Shows Distance4. Explains Subject

1. Compass Rose2. Legend/Key3. Scale4. Title

Topographic Maps• Map showing the relief features of the earth’s

surface– Variation, or difference in elevation of an area

• Contour Interval– Difference in elevation between two contour lines

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