Transcript Maps and Location Identification

Maps and Location Identification
Countries (states), regions, & USA
“states”
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South America
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Political
Map of
South
America
*Include
Galapagos
Islands &
Straits of
Magellan on
your map
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Middle America, Central America, & Caribbean
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Latin
America
Blank
Map
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Central Asia (“-stan” countries)
REGIONS of
ASIA
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Purple:
Northern
Asia
Blue:
Central Asia
Dark
Brown:
Middle East
Tan: East
Asia
Red/Pink:
South East
Asia
Green:
South Asia
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East
&
Southeast
Asia
Regions
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Region
known
as
South Asia
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The
Mid-East
(or SW
Asian)
Countries
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Middle East/North Africa Region (w/ Israel Inset)
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Israeli (in Middle East) Territory Annexation (Occupation) History
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North Africa/Middle East (SW Asia) Practice Map
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Practice
map for SE
Asia
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East & South Asia (& some Central Asia) Practice Map
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Eurasia
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Eastern Hemisphere (but parts of Africa left off)
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Which is a(n)..
..cartogram?
..chloropleth map?
..economic map?
A
B
C
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Scale
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Modern
Greece
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Eastern
European
Countries
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Balkan Countries:
What goes into the
 small white area
NW of Macedonia??
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Another
View of
the
Volatile
Balkans:
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European
Powder
Keg
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Climate regions of Africa
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Landforms
of Africa
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Some
Island
nations
off of
Western
coast of
Africa
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World’s Newest Country:
South Sudan
Sometimes shown as Southern Sudan
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East Timor
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Above:
3 basic
shapes of
maps
3 circular
maps are all
Azimuthal
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Outline Maps
• Following this slide are various
OUTLINE maps you may print
out and use to practice with
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Europe
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Africa
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5 Themes of Geography
1. Location:
absolute (mathematical: latitude/longitude):
exact specific place
relative: where is it in relation to other
things/places (near China, w/ access to various
water routes)
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2. Human/Environment Interaction
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3. Region
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4. Place
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5. Movement
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