Weds: 9//09: Day 4Weds: 9//09: Day 4

Non-Honors-Non-Honors- TEST IS TOMORROW TEST IS TOMORROW Please take out hallway hunt and Please take out hallway hunt and

continent and oceans worksheetcontinent and oceans worksheet Take out geography packetTake out geography packet

Geographic VocabularyGeographic Vocabulary

1.Geography- 1.Geography- study of the Earth’s study of the Earth’s surface and the processes that shape it surface and the processes that shape it

2. Hemisphere-2. Hemisphere- ½ of the Earth ½ of the Earth3. Lines of latitude-3. Lines of latitude- AKA parallels; AKA parallels;

imaginary lines that circle the globe imaginary lines that circle the globe from East to Westfrom East to West

4. Apparently I hate the number 44. Apparently I hate the number 45. Lines of Longitude-5. Lines of Longitude- AKA meridians; AKA meridians;

imaginary lines that circle the globe imaginary lines that circle the globe form North to Southform North to South

Geographic VocabularyGeographic Vocabulary

Geographic VocabularyGeographic Vocabulary

6. Equator-6. Equator- line of latitude measuring line of latitude measuring 0°; splits Earth into N & S Hemi.0°; splits Earth into N & S Hemi.

7. Prime Meridian-7. Prime Meridian- line of longitude line of longitude measuring 0°; splits Earth into E & W measuring 0°; splits Earth into E & W Hemi.Hemi.

8. Globe-8. Globe- a 3D, scale model of the a 3D, scale model of the EarthEarth

9. Projection-9. Projection- AKA Maps; the image AKA Maps; the image of the Earth projected on a flat of the Earth projected on a flat surfacesurface

1. Compare this map of the world to the 1. Compare this map of the world to the map on your desk. What do you notice?map on your desk. What do you notice?

Geographic VocabularyGeographic Vocabulary10. Distortion-10. Distortion- A change in the A change in the

accuracy of shapes, direction, or accuracy of shapes, direction, or distances of areas represented on distances of areas represented on mapsmaps

11. Weather11. Weather- the condition of the - the condition of the sky and air on any given daysky and air on any given day

12. Climate- 12. Climate- the average weather of the average weather of a place taken over an extended a place taken over an extended period of time (many years)period of time (many years)

13. Compass Rose-13. Compass Rose- shows direction shows direction on a map on a map

Geographic VocabularyGeographic Vocabulary

14.Key-14.Key- shows the meaning of shows the meaning of symbols and colors on a mapsymbols and colors on a map

15. Scale Bar-15. Scale Bar- shows real life shows real life distance between points on a distance between points on a mapmap

16. Political Map16. Political Map- shows political - shows political features such as national or state features such as national or state boundaries, capital cities, and boundaries, capital cities, and other major citiesother major cities

Geographic BasicsGeographic Basics

17. Physical Map- 17. Physical Map- usually colored usually colored or shaded to show a region’s or shaded to show a region’s landforms or waterways; show landforms or waterways; show geographic features of the landgeographic features of the land

18. Special Purpose Map- 18. Special Purpose Map- a map a map of an area map to show a specific of an area map to show a specific topic such as climate, language, or topic such as climate, language, or economic activityeconomic activity