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The Geography of World Studies

The Geography of World Studies. World Studies. Review from last year. Definition of geography The scientific study of the location of people and activities across the Earth, and the reasons for their distribution. 7 continents Where are they located on a world map? 4 oceans

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The Geography of World Studies

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  1. The Geography of World Studies World Studies

  2. Review from last year • Definition of geography • The scientific study of the location of people and activities across the Earth, and the reasons for their distribution. • 7 continents • Where are they located on a world map? • 4 oceans • Where are they located on a world map? • Lines of latitude and longitude • Which lines run which way? • Equator and Prime Meridian • Map Skills (parts of a map/ types of maps) • Map key, scale, physical map, political map, thematic/SP map, historical map • 5 Themes of Geography (MR LIP) • Movement, region, location, interaction, place

  3. Continents and Oceans

  4. Latitude and Longitude Lines of Latitude Lines of Longitude

  5. The Global Grid

  6. Map Scale

  7. Weather vs. Climate Weather Climate Average weather of a place over many years. Example: “Chicago has warm summers and cold winters.” • The condition of the sky and air at a certain time. • Changes on a daily basis. • Example: “It is 75 degrees and sunny in Chicago today. Tomorrow, it might rain.”

  8. Climate Zones • Polar Zones (High Latitudes) • North of the Arctic circle, south of the Antarctic circle • Temperatures are cool to bitterly cold. • Antarctica, Greenland, Northern Canada, Siberia (Russia)

  9. Climate Zones • Temperate Zones (Middle Latitudes) • Warm summers, cool winters, moderate spring and fall. • U.S.A, Western Europe, Central Asia, Japan, Chile, Argentina

  10. Climate Zones • Tropical Zones (Low latitudes) • Area between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn • Hot year round • Africa, Southeast Asia, India, Central America, the Caribbean

  11. The Exception • Altitude • Elevation above sea level. • Regardless of climate zone, altitude can have an impact on climate.

  12. Climate Types • Within each climate zone, we find various climate types

  13. Climate Types • Tropical Wet • Hot/ heavy rain year round • Near the Equator • Tropical Wet/ Dry • Wet summer/ dry winter • Hot year round • Humid Sub-Tropical • Year round precipitation • Mild winters, hot summers

  14. Climate Types • Mediterranean • Hot, dry summer • Rainy winter • Maritime • Wet year round • Mild winter, cool summers • Continental Warm • Warm summer, cold winters • Year round precipitation • Continental Cool • Cooler summers, colder winters

  15. Climate Types • Tundra • Cool summers, bitterly cold winters • Dry • Semiarid/ Arid • Dry/ little precipitation • Deserts • Subarctic • Cool summers, very cold winters

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