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GEOGRAPHY
WORLD
Hemispheres
EQUATORlatitude
PRIME MERIDIANlongitude
Continents
NORTH AMERICA
SOUTH AMERICA
AFRICA
AUSTRALIA
EUROPEASIA
ANTARCTICA
COUNTRIES – are part of continents
SOUTH AMERICA
ASIA
STATES or PROVINCES – are part of countries
SOUTH AMERICA
ASIA
Parishes or counties – are part of states
cities/towns are part of parishes or counties
ASIA
CONTINENTCOUNTRYSTATEPARISH/COUNTYCITY/TOWN
MountainsBIGGEST
formed by plates
colliding
WATER
ATLANTIC
PACIFIC
Gulf of Mexico
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Political map
showsboundaries
Physical map
showslandformsand water
Elevation map
showselevationof area in comparison to sea level
Population map
showsareas of high and low population
Natural Resource map
showswhere resources of an area can be found
Climate map
Map Key
Distance Scale
Compass rose
Remember: to determine the direction of movement, you MUST be careful of your starting location and move from there.
Even though this line can go northwest or southeast, YOU can only go one direction on it – depending on your starting point!
COMMUNITIES
RURAL URBAN SUBURBAN
the “country” The “big city”a lot of people, tall buildings
in-betweenmore spread out, but still close to city
farms factories / big businesses
homes mainly, people work in urban city and live in suburban community
