Time and Place

Time Zones

How many are there? Why do we have them?

Seven Continents

Five Oceans

North America

South America

Europe Asia

Africa

Australia

Antarctica

Arctic Ocean

Pacific OceanPacific Ocean

AtlanticOcean

IndianOcean

Southern Ocean

Physical Characteristics

•Landforms•Climate Types•Precipitation•Vegetation

4 Major Landforms

•Mountains• Hills• Plateaus• Plains

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6 Climate Types

• Forest• Grasslands• Desert• Tundra• Highland• Icecap

All of these are impacted directly by the amount of precipitation

Greenland

Antarctica

Human Characteristics

• Language• Values• Religion• Ideas• Art• Customs• Social Institutions• Technology

Tokyo

Location

Relative LocationUses known directions,

approximate distances, and major landforms or man made structures to give a general location of a place.

“Over by the windmill” or “Turn right at the big oak tree on the cliff”

Absolute Location

Gives a mathematical location along a grid or an address

Exact Longitude or Latitude

Parallels of Latitude - Imaginary Lines drawn across a map showing degrees north or south of equator, they run east to west and never cross

• Equator- imaginary line of latitude going through the center of the earth

• Tropic of Cancer- Latitude line going through the earth at 23.5° North of Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn- Latitude line going through the earth at 23.5° South of Equator

• Arctic Circle- Latitude line going through the earth at 66°33’44” North of the Equator

• Antarctic Circle- Latitude line going through the earth at 66°33’44” South of the Equator

The 5 Major Parallels of Latitude

Equator

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

Arctic Circle

Antarctic Circle

Meridians of Longitude- Imaginary lines drawn across a map showing degrees east and west of Prime Meridian, Meridians run North to South and intersect at the north and south poles

• Prime Meridian- Main Line of Longitude that goes through Greenwich, England. – It is 0 ° East and West – It runs North and South, Separates the world into

east and west hemispheres• The opposite side of the world is 180 ° East

and West– It runs North and South – The international date line

Prime Meridian

Understanding Hemispheres and Quadrants

Prime Meridian

Equator

Latitude NorthLongitude West

Latitude SouthLongitude West

Latitude NorthLongitude East

Latitude SouthLongitude East

Example:28° N, 48 °W

Example:19° S, 57 °W

Example:58° N, 189 °E

Example:69° S, 124 °E

Example #1

Example #2

Example #3

Assignment

Hand it out and do the first few together.