basic geography skills. maps flat pictures of some portion of the earth
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Basic Geography SkillsBasic Geography Skills
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MapsMaps
• Flat pictures of some portion of the earth
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Parts of a MapParts of a Map
• Map key or legend tells what the symbols mean
• Title tells what the map is about
• Compass rose shows the directions
• Scale shows the distance between two places on a map
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Types of mapsTypes of maps
• Political—shows political lines that divide countries (or states)
• Physical—shows the physical features of the earth (mountains, deserts, etc.)
• Climate—shows the different climate regions of the earth
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What type of map is What type of map is this?this?
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How about this one?How about this one?
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And this one?And this one?
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Types of mapsTypes of maps
• Territorial—shows a territorial area such as states or regions
• Population—shows where people live or how many people live in certain areas
• Road—shows the major roads in an area
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MapsMaps• Cardinal directions (north, east, south,
west) are found on the compass rose
• Intermediate directions (northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest)
• You use latitude and longitude to pinpoint location
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Use latitude and longitude to pinpoint the Use latitude and longitude to pinpoint the location of each letterlocation of each letter
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Equator and Prime Equator and Prime MeridianMeridian
• The Equator is located at 0° latitude
• The Prime Meridian is located at 0° longitude
• Lines of latitude are called parallels
• Lines of longitude are called meridians
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Physical FeaturesPhysical Features• For civilizations to thrive, you need water, fertile soil
and a mild climate• Mountains, deserts, oceans, rainforests, etc.. Are
physical features• Mountains and deserts serve as natural geographic
barriers- they are hard to cross and separate communities
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1.What is Mauna Kea?
2.What island is Red Hill on?
3.What do the dots symbolize?
4.What direction is Kailua from Captain Cook?
5.Name one line of latitude on the map.
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Reading charts, graphs and diagramsReading charts, graphs and diagrams
• Graphs are used to show and compare data
• Draw lines so you can see the information in terms of rows and columns if the lines are not already present.
• Read the row and the column that corresponds to it.
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1.Who read the most books?
2.Who read the fewest books?
3.How many more books did Yecenia read than Hunter?
4.How many books did the students read?
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1.How much potatoes were consumed on Wednesday?
2.Which day were the least amount consumed?
3.Which day were the most potatoes consumed?
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1.What is a normal blood pressure for someone age 16?
2.What is the range for moderate hypertension?
3.What is the range for severe hypertension?