geography skills
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Geography Skills. For AP World History Students. Directions. Cardinal and Intermediate Directions. Studying Earth. Earth is round 3D 2D Distortion Maps have improved over time Divide Earth into hemispheres Imaginary lines Equator Prime Meridian. Maps help you find location - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Geography SkillsFor AP World History Students
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Directions
• Cardinal and Intermediate Directions
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Studying Earth
• Earth is round• 3D 2D Distortion• Maps have improved over time• Divide Earth into hemispheres • Imaginary lines• Equator• Prime Meridian
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•Maps help you find location• Relative• The location of one thing relative to something else• US is North of (from) Mexico
• Absolute•Mathematical Coordinates given like (X, Y)• Depend on imaginary lines of latitude and longitude
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Latitude
•Run west to east BUT measure distance north or south of the Equator• Equator is 0 degrees latitude
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Longitude
• Run north to south but measure distance east or west of the Prime meridian
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Continents
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Regions
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Oceans
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Mediterranean Sea
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Important things to know
• Geography impacts the culture & lifestyle of people• North America continent does not equal NA the region• Middle East : Southwest Asia• Southern Africa is not the same as South Africa• Some regions differ based on geographer• West Indies• East Indies• Some places have older names:
• Anatolia• Bactria• Ceylon