Chapter #1 Essential question: How do geographers show information on maps?
Unit #1- Geography Review Targets
1.Latitude and Longitude
2.Time Zones
3.Basic Map Components
4.Scale
5.Hemispheres, continents, and oceans
6.Earth Sun Relationship
7.Map Projections
8. Thematic Maps
9. 5 Themes of Geography
10. Natural and Modern Wonders of the World
11. Introduction World Map
2.Time Zones
3.Basic Map Components
4.Scale
5.Hemispheres, continents, and oceans
6.Earth Sun Relationship
7.Map Projections
8. Thematic Maps
9. 5 Themes of Geography
10. Natural and Modern Wonders of the World
11. Introduction World Map
Unit #1 Power Point
Assignments to download
Latitude and Longitude Work Sheet | |
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Time Zones Work Sheet | |
File Size: | 26 kb |
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Map Components Work Sheet | |
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Map Components Handouts | |
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Thematic Maps Assignment- Chapter 2
Essential question- Why do geographers use a variety of maps to represent the world?
You will use the 7 types of thematic maps discussed in Chapter 2 to create a poem about a country in the world. Use the maps in your book starting on p. 546 to assist you with what to put on each line of your poem.
Here are the 7 types of thematic maps to use:
1. Political
2. Physical
3. Climate
4. Vegetation
5. Population
6. Economic
7. Regions
You may choose any country in the world for the topic of your poem. This poem does not need to rhyme, but it should have a flow to it.
Here are the 7 types of thematic maps to use:
1. Political
2. Physical
3. Climate
4. Vegetation
5. Population
6. Economic
7. Regions
You may choose any country in the world for the topic of your poem. This poem does not need to rhyme, but it should have a flow to it.
natural__modern_wonders.doc | |
File Size: | 36 kb |
File Type: | doc |