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Schedule for TodayWU #1Set Up BindersGeography Skills NotesCritical Thinking Article

HW: McD 1.1-1.2 worksheetsPre-AP: Siddhartha Part One (due 9/29-9/30)

Binder DividersNote PacketsClassworkHomeworkAssessmentsS.S. Fair Project

Your syllabus and first quarter outline should go in front of all dividers.

Geography and Origins

Geography Skills

Intro QuestionsWhy do we need to know about geography?

How will we use maps in every day life?

Four Basic Components

Title - Purpose of the mapCompass Rose- Shows where the cardinal directions (north, south, east, and west) lie on a mapLegend/Key - Tells the user about the symbols on a mapScale - Tells the user the ratio between distances on the map and actual distances on Earth

Can you identify the four key parts?

Latitude: measures distances north or south of the Equator

Longitude: measures distances east or west of Prime Meridian

Draw the Hemispheres!

LocationsAbsolute Location

Exact point where something is located on the Earth (latitude and longitude)

ex. Washington, D.C. is 76N 39W

Relative LocationWhere one place is in relation to another place

(north, south, east, and west) ex. Washington, D.C. is southeast of

Ashburn

Three Types of Projection

Globe: Most accurate way to display information about the Earth

Three Types of Projection

Mercator Projection:Accurate shapesInaccurate sizes

Three Types of ProjectionRobinson Projection:

Accurate – west/east (size and shape)Inaccurate - areas near the poles

Types of MapsPhysical

Mountains, lakes, rivers, etc…Political

State and national boundaries/capital citiesClimate

Temperature, precipitation patterns, etc…Natural Resources and Economic Activities

Natural resources (iron, coal, etc…)