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Page 1: Geography starts with History

The World MapGeography starts with History

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Pangea

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bkf3/imaps/

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The World MapGeography starts with History

A Babylonian world map, known as the Imago Mundi

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The World MapGeography starts with History

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The World MapGeography starts with History

Eratosthenes (276 – 194 BCE) incorporating information from the campaigns of Alexander the Great and his successors. He was the first geographer to incorporate parallels and meridians.

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The World MapGeography starts with History

By Ptolemy

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The World MapParts of a Map

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World Map Items A map key The 7 continents (not countries) The 4 major oceans The equator The prime meridian The hemispheres (4) A star on a location you would like to

travel to (put in the key) A heart on a location you have already

traveled to and liked (put in the key)