Transcript Introduction to Geography

BELL WORK
Name
the Continents
and Oceans!
INTRODUCTION TO
GEOGRAPHY
BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Geography- The study of the Earth’s surface
(climate/weather, land, and water)

Study of people and their environment

Climates- Weather of a region over a long period
of time

Physical Regions- Natural environment with
features
Coastlines
 Mountains
 Rivers

WORLD REGIONS
 Africa
 Asia
 Australia
and Oceania
 Europe
 North America
 South America
AFRICA

20% of Earth’s land

12.5% of world
population

Sahara Desert (largest
desert)=North Africa

Lies on the equator
ASIA
Largest continent

 30%
of Earth’s land
 60%
of population
 Arctic
to Equator
 Himalaya
Mts.
BELL WORK
Answer
Which
What
these questions
continent do we live on?
is the largest continent?
Where
is the Sahara desert located?
AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA

Southeast Asia

Smallest land mass

Oceania is made up
of thousands of
islands

Population-34 million
EUROPE
 7%
of Earth’s land
mass
 Population-807
Million
 Eurasia
 Same
land mass between
Europe and Asia
NORTH AMERICA

17% of Earth’s land

13% of Earth’s
population
 512
million
SOUTH AMERICA
 12%
of Earth’s
land
 5%
of the world’s
population
 2nd
largest RiverAmazon
HOMEWORK
Study
for the Continents and
Oceans test