geography world. hemispheres equator latitude prime meridian longitude

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