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WORLD GEOGRAPHY

USE YOUR GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY?
Study of everything on Earth, from rocks and rainfall to people and places Study how natural environment influences people Study how peoples activities affect Earth Study how world is changing Important part is perspective (the way a person looks at something)

MAP ESSENTIALS
Maps are visual representations of geographic information Standard ways that maps show information
Symbols Color Lines Boundaries Contours

What are the parts of the map that you see?


Why are they important?

MAP ELEMENTS: COMPASS ROSE


Directional indicator (shows directions) identifies orientation Most common is the compass rose
Cardinal directions
north, south, east and west

Intermediate directions
northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest

MAP ELEMENTS: SCALE


Used to represent distances between points on a map Areas can be represented using a variety of scales Amount of detail shown on a map is dependent on the scale used

MAP ELEMENTS: LEGEND


Explains what the symbols mean Also called a Key

Leave the Latitude, Longitude, and Types of Maps sections of your graphic organizer blank. We will fill that in later.

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