Transcript Geography PPT

What is
geography?
 Field
of science
dedicated to the
study the earth:
Landscapes
Features
Inhabitants
Phenomena
What can
a map tell
us?

Political map
Boundaries
Locations
What can
a map tell
us?

Physical map
 landforms
 water
What can
a map tell
us?

Elevation map
Relative
to sea level
What can
a map tell
us?

Population map
How
many people
live in a certain
area
Population density
measured per
capita
What can
a map tell
us?

Climate map
weather
patterns
temperature
What can
a map tell
us?

Natural resource
map
 Shows
where certain
types of natural
resources can be
found
How do we
read
maps?

Compass
Also
known as
cardinal directions
Instrument used to
show directions
North, South
East, West
How do we
read
maps?

Map key
Also
known as a
legend
Uses symbols to
identify locations of
real things
How do we
read
maps?

Distance scale
 Used
to help calculate
actual distance between
locations on a small map
How do we
read
maps?

Map grid
Usually
numbers
and letters that
divide a map into
small sections that
are easy to find
How do we
read
maps?

Latitude
Horizontal
lines on
a world map/globe
Also known as
parallels
Run East/West
across the world
Middle point called
the equator
How do we
read
maps?

Longitude
Vertical
lines on a
world map or globe
Also known as
meridians
Run North/South
around the world
Middle point called
“prime meridian”
How do we
read
maps?

Hemispheres
 Equator
runs East/West
and splits Earth into
Northern and Southern
hemispheres
 Prime meridian runs
North/South and divides
Earth into Eastern and
Western hemispheres
What are
landforms?

Natural features of
the of the earth’s
surface
What kind
of landforms are
there?

Mountains
High
elevation
Top known as a
peak
Usually formed
through tectonic
activity
What kind
of landforms are
there?

Valleys
Depression
between hills or
mountains
Often caused by
water erosion—
river valleys
What kind
of landforms are
there?
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Plains
Flat
area
Important for
agriculture—
usually fertile
What kind
of landforms are
there?

Plateaus
Flat
terrain that is
raised above
surrounding area
Also known as
high plain
Often formed by
volcanic activity
What kind
of landforms are
there?

Glaciers
Dense
ice
Flow very slowly
Created the great
plains
What kind
of landforms are
there?

Hills
Above
surrounding
terrain
Doesn’t have a
high peak
What kind
of landforms are
there?
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Desert
Arid
climate
Lacks vegetation
and animal life
Not always sand
dunes
What kind
of landforms are
there?

Volcanoes
Surface
of Earth
breaks open,
allows lava, ash,
and gas to
escape
170 active in USA
What kind
of landforms are
there?
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Wetlands
Saturated
with
water
Marshes,
swamps, bogs
Lots of wildlife
What kind
of landforms are
there?
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Rivers
Water
flowing
towards body of
water
Many flood in wet
seasons
What kind
of landforms are
there?

Lakes
Depression
filled
with water
Tectonics,
landslides and
ice dams,
oxbows, craters,
glacial activity
How is
America
divided
up?
United
States of
America
States
Counties,
parishes,
boroughs
(Not CT, RI)
Townships
American Regions
Annual Precipitation
Physical
Economic
Vegetation
Natural
Disasters
Northeast
mountains
forests
coastline
fishing
shipping
tourism
thick forests
Blizzards,
tornadoes,
hurricanes
Southeast
wetlands
gulf coast
fishing
shipping
oil
Cypress trees
Palm trees
hurricanes
floods
Midwest
plains
Great Lakes
agriculture
grasslands
tornadoes
Southwest
deserts
Grand Canyon
oil
cactus,
succulents
some
tornadoes
Western
mountains
tundra
rainforest
fishing
shipping
tourism
lumber
Palm trees
thick forests
earthquakes
tsunamis