What is geography?◦ Study of the Earth and

its features including human life and effects of human activity

Where is the Western Hemisphere?

Geography of the Western Hemisphere

1. North America2. South America3. Europe4. Asia5. Africa6. Australia 7. Antarctica

Seven Continents

1. Atlantic2. Pacific3. Indian4. Arctic

Four Oceans

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Cardinal Directions:◦ North◦ South◦ East◦ West

Intermediate Directions:◦ Northeast◦ Northwest◦ Southwest◦ Southeast

Directions

Measure distance north and south of the equator

Called parallels

Latitude

90º N- North Pole 66 ½º N- Arctic Circle 23 ½º N- Tropic of Cancer 0º- Equator 23 ½º S- Tropic of Capricorn 66 ½º S- Antarctic Circle 90º S- South Pole

Lines of Latitude

1. Tropical- from Tropic of Cancer to Capricorn; very HOT!

2. Temperate- from Tropic of Cancer to Arctic Circle and Tropic of Capricorn to Antarctic Circle; mild

3. Polar- near the poles; very COLD

Climate Zones

Lines that measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian

Prime Meridian- 0°◦ Located in Greenwich, England

International Date Line- 180°

Longitude

Latitude, latitudeLines go round and roundMeasuring northMeasuring south From the equatorLatitude, latitude,Lines go round and roundMeasuring north,Measuring southThose lines of latitude.

Longitude, longitudeLines go up and downMeasuring east,Measuring westFrom the prime meridianLongitude, longitude,Lines go up and downMeasuring east,measuring westThose lines of longitude

Physical Map- shows landforms

Political Map- shows boundaries and names of states and countries

Miami, Florida ___________________Salt Lake City, Utah ______________Minneapolis, Minnesota______________Salem, Oregon _________________

Find Latitude and Longitude

Landforms Bay Canyon Coast Gulf Island Lake Marsh Mountain Range Peninsula

PlainPlateauTributary Valley

Cape- point of land that extends into the sea

Delta- triangular deposit of sand and soil that collects at the mouth of rivers

Isthmus- narrow strip of land bordered by water that connects 2 larger bodies of land

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