what is geography?. geography is a lot of things:
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What is geography?
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Geography is a lot of things:
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Cartographer: a person who makes maps
What are three things they might use?1. computer2. GPS (global positioning satellite)3. protractor
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Globes: are accurate spherical representations of the Earth.
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What is an advantage of using a
globe? A disadvantage?
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What is an advantage of using a
globe? A disadvantage?
ADVANTAGE DISADVANTAGE
-shapes, sizes, and distances are shown accurately
-hard to carry around-can only see one side of the Earth at a time-less detailed
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Maps: are flat representations of the Earth. They always present a distorted image.
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Distortion: a misrepresentation of an image that changes its size or shape.
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Mercator Projection: shows true shape but distorts size
Look at Greenland in comparison to the US.
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Robinson Projection: shows fairly accurate size and shape of land with only a little distortion.
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Latitude: measure of distance North or South of the equator.
- these lines run East to West
- The equator is o° latitude.
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Longitude: measure of distance East or West of Prime Meridian.
- these lines run North to South
- The Prime Meridian is o°
longitude.
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Locations are written in the following format:
°N or S/°E or W or Latitude/Longitude
(Hint: It is alphabetical)
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